SVP info

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <th81@umail.umd.edu>]

Howdy, folks.

Finally got my copy of the latest Journal of Vert. Paleo. (which is
chockfull of great papers in and of itself, including but not limited to:
the first definite North American alvarezsaurid; archosaur ankle joints and
phylogeny; titanosaurid osteoderms; a new description of _Montanaceratops_
and basal neoceratopsian phylogeny; and theropod footprints from New England).

Included was also the abstract volume for next weeks SVP meeting.  Damn, but
there are a lot of good talks!!

Not that I suggest people only go to dinosaur talks (which would be a shame,
since there is a lot of other interesting aspects to vertebrate history),
but if one were to, you'd still find conflicts on which room to go to.

Here's a general synopsis of the symposia and lectures:

Wed. morning Symposia
The Armored Dinosaurs; Preparation of Vertebrates; 3D Scanning and Computer
Modeling of Vertebrate Fossils (with a LOT of dino papers!); Ecology of
Fossil Vertebrates (with a couple of dino talks)

Wed. afternoon
Vertebrate Paleo. Research on BLM land (with some dino talks); Gondwana
Dinos; Eocene Verts.; Isotopic Ecology of Fossil Verts (with a couple of
dino talks).

Thurs. morning
Plenary sessions include a fair number of dino related papers
followed by Romer Prize Talks (unopposed, for once) with a few dino papers.

Thur. afternoon
Posters.  Lots of everything

Fri. morning
Mammals in one room; dinos in another

Fri. afternoon
Fish and amphibians in one room; dinos in another

Sat. morning
Mammals in one room; dinos (and a couple of croc papers) in another

Sat. afternoon
mixed bag in both rooms, with a few dino papers in both.


I fear brain overload from this meeting: too much new information!

Take care, all.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist     Webpage: http://www.geol.umd.edu
Dept. of Geology              Email:tholtz@geol.umd.edu
University of Maryland        Phone:301-405-4084
College Park, MD  20742       Fax:  301-314-9661