Re: News Item: Dinosaurs sprinted across the planet

[Mike Taylor <mike@indexdata.com>]

But you'll never get it into _Science_ or _Nature_ unless it has
feathers!

M Sakamoto, Earth Sciences writes:
 > You get more money if you link it to climate change...
 > 
 > --On Wednesday, August 22, 2007 14:08 +1000 Colin McHenry 
 > <cmchenry@westserv.net.au> wrote:
 > 
 > > I like to think that I've drawn some long bows with press releases
 > > before, but I'm in awe of this one:
 > >
 > > *************
 > > 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."
 > > ***********
 > >
 > > Palaeobiomechanics and climate change.  To quote the late great Bill
 > > Hicks, "Who would have thunk it?"
 > >
 > > --
 > > *****************
 > > 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
 > >
 > > ******************
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ----------------------
 > M. Sakamoto
 > Department of Earth Sciences,
 > University of Bristol,
 > Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road,
 > Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK
 > M.Sakamoto@bristol.ac.uk