“Well, formally describing a new species is a lot of work.”
“Oh.” She looks at the ground in shame. “I don’t know a lot about all the science parts. I just think dinosaurs are cool and I have a special talent for finding fossils.”
“It just so happens that describing a new species would make for a great thesis. I’ll even give you credit as the original discoverer. How’d you like this to be Petuniasaurus paleous or something similar?”
“Oh!” She beams. “I’d like to have a dinosaur named after me. That would be sooooo cool!”
“Just leave everything to me.”