The specific name honours Suess and is today more often spelled suessi.

The specific name honours Bukhanchenko for finding the holotype.

The specific name honours the family of John Patrick Cooney.

The specific name honours the Schroeder family on whose land the remains were found.

The species' scientific name honours a local conservationist called Burhan.

The specific name honours the Stark family, owners of the quarry.

The specific name honours Li Xiumei, who donated the fossil.

The specific name honours the researchers who discovered the holotype.

The new name honours Emil Kaempfer who collected the type.

The specific name honours the collector of the fossil, Chris Wadleigh.