Darrin Pagnac, of the Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, teache sthe course GEOL 372, Dinosaurs, every spring. He writes (in the Transforming Time Into Space blog): The course is geared toward sophomore majors and upper-level non-majors. I specifically keep it light and utilize it less to instruct the intricacies of […]
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Behemoth – not hippo nor elephant?
Those involved in studying biblical texts sometimes disagree about the exact nature of Behemoth, as described in the Bible, in Job 40:15-24. Could it have been, as some have suggested, a description of an elephant, or a(n) hippopotamus? Dr. Dave Miller Ph.D., M.A.R., M.Div., M.A., B.A., writing in the journal Reason & Revelation, Dec. 2011, […]
Feuding Paleontologists of Old to Be Played By Famed Actors
Investigator Sally Shelton alerts us to this art/science news, reported by Deadline: Steve Carell & James Gandolfini To Star In HBO Movie About Feuding Paleontologists After recently co-starring together in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Steve Carell and James Gandolfini are reuniting for another comedic movie, this time on TV. Carell and Gandolfini are set to […]
A Flying Lizard (extinct) and a Famous Cartoonist (extant)
In answer to the question “How many monofenestratan pterosaurs are named after famous cartoonists?”, Improbable hazards a guess that the answer is :“One”. Being : Cuspicephalus scarfi which is named (say its describers David Martill and Steve Etches of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Portsmouth, UK) “After artist/cartoonist Gerald […]