A Tricky Conversation

Rex: Query. What's so important about this chunk of celestial debris?
K-9: It's not an asteroid. It's an ammonoid.
Rex: It's not that cold. If it's not frozen, how could they transform the gas into a solid?
K-9: Correction. I said ammonoid, not ammonia. 
Rex: So its an alien then.
K-9: Negative. It's a fossilized shell, named by Human writer Pliny the Elder, after an Egyptian god.
Rex: Query. If the Human was called Pliny the Elder, what was the Egyptian god called? Pliny the Exalted? Pliny the Supreme? Pliny the--
K-9: Correction. Pliny named the shells after the Egyptian god Ammon.
Rex: I see. Say, I like beach combing. I could write books about what I find, and be remembered like this Human Pliny.
K-9: You won't find a shell like this. It's from an extinct sea creature.
Rex: Shame. We could use something like this to liven up the master's office.
K-9: Agreed. He could use it as a paper weight.
Rex: It'd be a real conversation starter. What caused all the interesting patterns?
K-9: The intricate design was caused by sexual dimorphism.
Rex: Excuse me?
K-9: I said, the intricate design was caused by sexual--
Rex: As I'm destined to be remembered for my great writings, and associated with the gods, I order you to delete that portion of the official analysis from the records.
K-9: Who did you say was going to be the great writer?
Rex: Savor your place in history. Behind every great writer is a good researcher and secretary.