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Post by tomhet on Apr 22, 2008 14:41:34 GMT
I never said it was bad, just that it seemed a little..australocentric? Could be. He even boasts about how he found an Acanthodian. Hell, he even says that the T-Rex measured 16 mts and that he preyed on Ultrasaurus and Seismosaurus 0_o Go figure. But he shows some rare specimens, many Russian and Chinese fossils. After that I will probably read Early Vertebrates by Janvier, how is it? |
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Post by sbell on Apr 22, 2008 15:32:03 GMT
I never said it was bad, just that it seemed a little..australocentric? Could be. He even boasts about how he found an Acanthodian. Hell, he even says that the T-Rex measured 16 mts and that he preyed on Ultrasaurus and Seismosaurus 0_o Go figure. But he shows some rare specimens, many Russian and Chinese fossils. After that I will probably read Early Vertebrates by Janvier, how is it? I haven't read that one actually. Perhaps someday. And yes, the illustrations and photos are great. The one I read after Fishes was actually Gaining Ground by J Clack--it recently won an award of some kind. It's the story of amphibians of course, given Jenny's field of research. The truly interesting thing is to read these books when they first came out (as I did) and realize what kind of time lag there really is--there have been so many new finds and revisions to thinking in such a short period of time, particularly in the fields of paleo-fish and paleo 'amphibians' (I know,both of those are really kind of garbage can terms, but in this context, they work, and it's easier than saying "aquatic vertebrates and their descendants except for the tetrapod lineage"; and "tetrapods excluding those commonly thought of as non-amniotic"). |
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Post by tomhet on Apr 22, 2008 15:39:10 GMT
Yes you're right, it does seem aged  |
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Post by sbell on Apr 22, 2008 16:19:20 GMT
That's an unfortunate consequence of a field that is constantly evolving and adding new information--it's what makes things exciting and frustrating at the same time.
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Post by piltdown on Apr 22, 2008 23:03:11 GMT
I knew I recognised Philippe Janvier's name somewhere; he is responsible for some of the entries of the prehistoric fish for the Tree of Life web project, so the section on armoured fish in his book should be good  EDIT: I looked the book up on amazon. Oh my. Very highly praised and extremely highly priced  |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Apr 30, 2008 21:28:43 GMT
Dracula ...still ;D
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Apr 30, 2008 21:29:53 GMT
By the way, does anybody here have contacts in a publishing company?
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Post by sepp on May 1, 2008 0:58:27 GMT
hahah I'm gonna seem like such a dork, but right now I'm reading Gregory S Paul's "predatory dinosaurs of the world"
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 1, 2008 8:53:06 GMT
hahah I'm gonna seem like such a dork, but right now I'm reading Gregory S Paul's "predatory dinosaurs of the world" Shame there is no smiley wearing glasses...that would come in hand around here  |
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Post by tomhet on May 4, 2008 22:51:10 GMT
Demons by daylight by Ramsey Campbell.
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Post by stoneage on May 12, 2008 1:11:35 GMT
The last thing I read was the Newspaper. The last book was 2012. Basically its predicting the next mass extinction this time including the human race. If anyone else has read it let me know what you think of it. I saw an article in the newspaper the other day about the human race almost becoming extinct 70,000 years ago with the population getting down to 2,000. does anyone know anything about this?
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Post by sbell on May 12, 2008 4:05:10 GMT
The last thing I read was the Newspaper. The last book was 2012. Basically its predicting the next mass extinction this time including the human race. If anyone else has read it let me know what you think of it. I saw an article in the newspaper the other day about the human race almost becoming extinct 70,000 years ago with the population getting down to 2,000. does anyone know anything about this? I haven't read the book, but I know the theory--and it is about as believable and well thought out as most end-of -the-world predictions (remember when the world turned to Y2K and everything devolved into chaos and mayhem? Me either, but there were sure a lot of people making money and spreading fear over it). |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 17, 2008 18:31:56 GMT
I read a lot of books by David Icke when I was younger (yes, the reptilian humans guy): 2012 was a common date in his 'premonitions'. Why 2012?
I finished Dracula by the way. It starts off well enough but rapidly starts to drag in the middle part. It then rushes to the end and finishes rather abruptly. I'm glad I read it but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they have an interest in vampires and classic literature...
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Post by tomhet on May 18, 2008 4:43:20 GMT
Some essays off The Cambridge Companion to T.S. Eliot.
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 4:44:23 GMT
Some essays off The Cambridge Companion to T.S. Eliot. |
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 4:45:15 GMT
2012 is the year the Mayan calendar ends, and so too the world.
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Post by sbell on May 18, 2008 5:10:04 GMT
2012 is the year the Mayan calendar ends, and so too the world. Just like the last time it ran out...oh wait, that's stupid. |
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 6:11:43 GMT
The World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Dougal Dixon.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on May 18, 2008 9:21:54 GMT
Thanks Piltdown.
So the Mayan's presumably knew something we don't?
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Post by piltdown on May 18, 2008 9:39:26 GMT
Apparently on 21 December 2012 the Mayan Long Count Calendar marks the end of a 5126-year era, and depending on who's prophesying, we'll have massive catastrophe or a 'change in human consciousness' (assisted by psychedelic drugs). It is the end of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the long count, which may signal a change in the world order.
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