Re: News Item: Dinosaurs sprinted across the planet

[Colin McHenry <cmchenry@westserv.net.au>]

I like to think that I've drawn some long bows with press releases 
before, but I'm in awe of this one:

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from http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2011671.htm

"Looking at how these ancient animals lived and died out is also 
important in trying to predict how modern species may cope with future 
climate change, Sellers adds.

This study helps to build a biological picture that scientists can use 
to better understand how dinosaurs adapted to changes in the weather 
just before they went extinct some 65 million years ago, he says."
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Palaeobiomechanics and climate change.  To quote the late great Bill 
Hicks, "Who would have thunk it?"

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Colin McHenry
School of Environmental and Life Sciences (Geology)
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
Australia
Tel: +61 2 4921 5404
Fax: + 61 2 4921 6925

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