Hello again, and Re: The Monster of Aramberri again

[Bernardino Pérez Pérez <bpp1968@mi.madritel.es>]

Hi, dino pals. I'm back to the list, after some years unsubscribed. 
Surely, some of the oldest subscribers would remember me. Probably 
Darren, Jerry, Tom, Greg and all the other people (if they are still 
here; I have seen some messages from Darren, but none from the 
others...). My name is Nino.

I just got a contract as a technician in fossil preparation in my old 
University, so I'm back to finish my Ph.D. on _Pelecanimimus_, 
finally!!!. I had to leave it unfinished because my grant ended and I 
wasn't able to get any other funds. That occurred at the end of 1999. So 
I got a job outside paleontology (I have to eat, almost everyday; and 
now I have a family, also).

I have been reading the messages of the list for a couple of weeks, 
and... wow!!! The level of the messages is incredibly high now! I become 
almost lost in every message... Or maybe it is because I am still 
undertrained...

I have two commentaries to do:

First: The occipital crest of _Pelecanimimus_ was clearly seen in the 
ultraviolet photos of the unprepared skull.  It was even slightly 
visible under ordinary light. It was probably some kind of cartilaginous 
structure, although this is just conjectural. Surely, it was some kind 
of soft tissue. In the original paper in Nature there is a ultraviolet 
photography of the skeleton. You can check it there.

Second: I have received several messages as the one below. Probably is 
because the people send their messages as html. Please, send them as txt.

I'm very happy to be back.

Best,

Nino


Bernardino P. Pérez-Moreno
Unidad de Paleontología
Departamento de Biología
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
28030 Madrid
Spain
bpp1968@mi.madritel.es

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