RE: Scientific American book

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Chris the Insensitve
>
> Has anyone got a hold of the new Scientific American book on dinosaurs?
> With Gregory Paul as the editor, I'm assuming it is worth purchasing. I
> have not seen much written about it. Has anyone associated with the list
> contributed to the volume? Thanks in advance for any information....
>
> Chris
>
> Insensitive Bastard
>
Well, you Insensitive Bastard (interesting to be able to say that to someone
without intending to make them feel bad...), I can recommend the chapter on
the Evolution and Classification of Dinosaurs by me (useful for people
teaching dinosaur classes without updated textbooks!).  I don't have my own
copy yet (the wheels of publishers seem to grind very slowly when it comes
to getting writers their copies), but I have seen the final version.  It
features some classic (e.g., Bakker's Dinosaur Renaissance) and more recent
(e.g., Erickson's _T. rex_ essay) articles from Scientific American, as well
as new contributions by myself, Greg Paul, Olshevsky (on naming dinosaurs),
Dave Varricchio, and many others.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
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