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Hey folks, the Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote a story on my first published article, regarding mammal tooth marks on juvenile fur seal bones. Here's the article

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localstories/ci_17604819

The peer-reviewed article can be viewed for free till the end of March here: http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.2110/palo.2010.p10-088r

Also, see:

http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/02/mammal-bite-marks-on-fur-seal-bones.html

http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/02/mammal-bite-marks-on-fur-seal-bones_02.html

http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/02/mammal-bite-marks-on-fur-seal-bones_10.html

Enjoy!

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"Dinosaur paleontologists are off their rockers going so far," he said of the detailed scenarios that unfold in documentaries about T. rex and company.

"Mammal paleontologists are a little more sane," he said.

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Congratulations on the write up! I hope you won't need to get a faculty position at an institution with a dino paleontologist as dept.chair :zzzzscratchchin:

Is this your top suspect? Warning:viewer discretion is advised, do not follow the link if you have a weak stomach or like baby seals a lot.

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great articles and finds, thank you for sharing them...:)

"Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus

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Congrats on the publication of your research, and on the press coverage! Outspoken as always ;) (Move over, Robert Bakker...)

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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Congratulations on your new publication and write up in the Sentinel. :thumbsu:

Brilliant jab at your old professor and the whole T.rex crew at large !! :sword:

Thanks for all the superb contributions here at the forum ... Bravo Bobby !! :bow:

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Way ta go, Bobby. Here's what I want to know. After you said that bit about T rex, did you tell the reporter not to use that line? Or did you smile the smile of the proud.

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I honestly didn't think she'd use that - given the context, I was joking around. Ah well, its not like I was lying....

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A reporter with an ear for controversy...who'd a thunk it? ;)

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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Nice stuff Bobby keep up the good work. I aslo find a lot of predation marks on the seal bones from here in NZ.

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Congratulations on your first published article. Wow, that's great. It wasn't that long ago that you were thinking about studying those Irvington specimens.

Hey folks, the Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote a story on my first published article, regarding mammal tooth marks on juvenile fur seal bones. Here's the article

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localstories/ci_17604819

The peer-reviewed article can be viewed for free till the end of March here: http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.2110/palo.2010.p10-088r

Also, see:

http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/02/mammal-bite-marks-on-fur-seal-bones.html

http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/02/mammal-bite-marks-on-fur-seal-bones_02.html

http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2011/02/mammal-bite-marks-on-fur-seal-bones_10.html

Enjoy!

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Thanks, guys!

Siteseer: I've got a couple other articles, which I should email to you.

Dave: If you can, could you email me some photos of the tooth marks? BTW, there's a chance I might be going to University of Otago to do a Ph.D. project with Fordyce.

Bobby

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