Monday, October 29, 2007
"King of the Dino Geeks," but University of Maryland paleontologist Tom Holtz is happy to have earned the heading. A dinosaur nut since he received a few plastic dino toys at age three, Holtz is now a standard authority on the beasts that fascinates us millions of years after their vanishing from Earth. But, says Holtz, knowing about these vanished creatures is more than being able to spout off the differences among diplodocoids and certatopsids. "We can lesson a lot from the dinosaurs - the evolution of life, the effects of climate change, the relationship between the living and non-living world."
Holtz has presently published "Dinosaurs, The Most absolute, Up-To-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All age," with fantastic illustrations by artist Luis V. Rey. In this Q&A, Holtz discussion about dinosaurs, their place in the history of the world and why even little kids can speak tongue distortion dinosaur names with relative ease. Holtz has been on a number of fossil digs, has written a number of dinosaur books for kids, and consulted on "Walking with Dinosaurs." He is working in the midst of the History Channel on a new program, "Jurassic Fight Club."
Refer: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/534771/
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
The paelo-artist group of Walters & Kissinger, LLC has been awarded the prominent John J. Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize for 2D art for the creation of what is believed to be the longest dinosaur mural in the world.
The mural is situated in the Carnegie Museums of Natural History’s exhibit Dinosaurs in Their Time, which open on November 21, 2007. The mural, known as the Morrison Formation mural depicts the swarming life found during the Late Jurassic Period, 150-145 million years ago. The Morrison Formation is found in the western United States and Canada and is one of the majority fertile sources of dinosaur fossils in North America.
This mural is believed to be the largest incessant dinosaur mural in the world –measuring at a massive 180 feet by 15 feet and a whopping 2,640 square feet. The work took more than a year and needed the collaboration of the artists and Carnegie scientists to ensure scientific accuracy.
Refer: http://www.huliq.com/39429/world-s-largest-dinosaur-mural-wins-lanzendorf-paleoart-prize
The mural is situated in the Carnegie Museums of Natural History’s exhibit Dinosaurs in Their Time, which open on November 21, 2007. The mural, known as the Morrison Formation mural depicts the swarming life found during the Late Jurassic Period, 150-145 million years ago. The Morrison Formation is found in the western United States and Canada and is one of the majority fertile sources of dinosaur fossils in North America.
This mural is believed to be the largest incessant dinosaur mural in the world –measuring at a massive 180 feet by 15 feet and a whopping 2,640 square feet. The work took more than a year and needed the collaboration of the artists and Carnegie scientists to ensure scientific accuracy.
Refer: http://www.huliq.com/39429/world-s-largest-dinosaur-mural-wins-lanzendorf-paleoart-prize
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