Re: Life's scale reduction since the Dinosaurs

["Nicholas J. Pharris" <pharrinj@PLU.edu>]

On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, Stephen Hurrell wrote:

> Darren then went on to sight the biggest of the land animals: mega-dinosaurs, 
> indricotheres, recent mammoths and recent mammals. Arguing 
> all the time that there has NOT been any reduction in the 
> scale of life.

Darren, please let us know:  Where did you sight all these extinct 
animals?  This could be the biggest paleontolotical discovery ever!

Re: dragonflies:  Yes, there were big dragonflies around in the 
Carboniferous, but the first insects were small, like those around today. 

Nick Pharris
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
(206)535-8204
PharriNJ@PLU.edu

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