RE: The Wonderful World of Weird Tyrannosaurs

[Mark Hallett <marksabercat@yahoo.com>]

The upper picture is like a prehistoric version of
Edward Hicks' cent. "The Peaceable Kingdom", while the
lower reminds me of that scene in "Highlander" where
the 2oth cent. suddenly sinks below ground to become
16th cent. Scotland.... Mark

--- "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>
wrote:

> > From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu
> [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> > Danvarner@aol.com
> >
> [snip}
> 
> > In this book is an illustration of Tyrannosaurus
> (I 
> > don't know the  artists name) that still gives me
> pause after fifty or so 
> > years. Even back then  I thought it was very odd.
> It seems as if the artist 
> > studied the Zallinger mural  then dropped some
> acid. I accidentally bumped into it 
> > again today. Here it  is:
> > 
> >
>
http://usscatastrophe.com/kh/wworld/wonderful.world.dino.jpg
> 
> I think I speak for everyone here when I say:
> 
> WTF?!?!?!?!
> 
> > Other scans from the book can be seen here, click
> on images to  enlarge:
> > 
> >
>
http://kevinh.blogspot.com/2006/06/wonderful-world.html
> 
> I note with... interest... the arboreal Homo
> erectus/neanderthalensis/cavemen and the "First Age
> Mollusk", aka the graptolite...
> 
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