Re: Dinosaur themes in science fiction

[Jamie Stearns <stearns5@cox.net>]

Stephen V. Cole wrote:
> And of course, there were the Gorns of Star Trek, paralel evolution, 
> descended from nanotyrannus or maybe Troodon.

Don't forget Star Trek: Voyager's "Distant Origin," in which a group of 
hadrosaurs had somehow traveled across the galaxy after the K/T extinction 
and set up an empire out in the Delta Quadrant eventually. (Yes, I know the 
situation is completely insane, but Voyager wasn't exactly known for being 
the best of Star Trek). Why they couldn't have consulted Dale Russell and 
used his "dinosauroid" model is beyond me.

Anyhow, the Voth, as they called themselves, had a religious doctrine that 
stated that the species had originally evolved in their current location, 
and any ideas that contradicted this would be considered heresy, punishable 
by imprisonment.