Re: Mesozoic snow?

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aidan Karley" <aidan_karley@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:45 PM

> vache

Er... "cow" in French? ~:-|

>       Also cited is : T.Martin, B. Krebs (Eds.), Guimarota -A Jurassic
> Ecosystem, Pfeil, München, 2000, pp. 155 p.   (but I doubt they'll have
> that in the library.)

An expensive little book, but worth its price. Full of photos with stunning
resolution!!!
http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/07pala/e2_80.html
Click "more information" for sample pages.

>       I also come up with :
> Zinke, J. (1998): Small theropod teeth from the Upper Jurassic coal mine
> of Guimarota, Portugal. ­ Paläont. Z. 72, 179­189, 8 Abb., 1 Tab.,
> [...] Entscheidendes Ergebnis ist der Hinweis auf eine hohe Diversität
> der Theropoden in dem Vorkommen, auch wenn sich daraus wegen der
> Unsicherheit der Bestimmung noch keine weiteren Schlußfolgerungen ergeben.
>       Whatever that means.

A decisive result is the hint at a high diversity of theropods at that site, 
even though because of the uncertainty of the identifications no further 
conclusions can be drawn yet.