NG Explorer _Suchomimus_ feature

[MKIRKALDY@aol.com]

National Geographic Explorer aired a 30 minute feature on _Suchomimus
tenerensis_  this evening (the last half hour of the program).  The desert
scenes were great, capturing the gritty dig and the fossil bones which 
were lying exposed in the remote region of Niger, especially the foot-long
claw.  The presence of armed guards to protect against bandits was also 
telling.

The reconstruction of the bones and the associated commentary were 
also interesting.  Boyd Matson (host of the program) mispronounced
Ténéré, but that wasn't as bad as NBC and CBS News, which pronounced
_Suchomimus_ as Sook-oh-MIM-us and Sook-oh-MEEM-us, respectively.

Mary
mkirkaldy@aol.com