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A11921573 - Dinosaurs

OK I have written about the feathered dinosaurs and also mentioned Stegosaurus in the list of dinosaur names.

Did I mention T.rex is on the Front Page?

You have now!!! Well Done

Nice mugshot, eh?

Is there anything else I can do to improve this entry?

Oh, this looks great. I'll have a closer read this evening - looking forward to it.

Thanks pailaway!

Well, I read about halfway through before it just got too late (I'm actually asleep right now)

Here are some highly optional suggestions so far:

This seems like a good link for 'Mesozoic'
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/mesozoic.html

And here's one for 'modern birds' that may be more apt.
http://www.tolweb.org/Neornithes

I had absolutely no idea that there were state fossils - I would have guessed these were elderly politicians, and I would have been wrong.
http://www.statefossils.com/

Here is a bizarre link that reports lack of sleep being the cause of extinction.
http://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=189&id=447482006

Perhaps it was - I will try to avoid the same fate.

I'm a little more awake now - back to reading (...busy reading ...enjoying reading ...done reading)

excellent.

Really well put together. I learned a great deal.

Good section, including link, on fossil poo (say, is 'fossil poo' correct? Or would it be 'fossilized poo' - just wondering).

Did you know, in about 1930 Sinclair Oil Company began advertising 'Dino' gas, which technically means 'terrible' gas, right? But apparently they intended that people would associate their brontosaurus (I mean apatosaurus) mascot with 'fossil' fuel: http://www.sinclairoil.com/history/historys_p1.htm

Maybe in the 'Dinosaurs in Popular Culture' section you could add (if you like):
In 1930, the Sinclair Oil Company introduced an apatosaurus named 'Dino' as their trademark and subsequently the words 'Dino Gaswhich, technically, would mean 'Terrible Gas', but fortunately for Sinclair the public never made this association' began appearing on signs over Sinclair pumps throughout the US.

Thanks pailawayI think I got all that

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Good - btw, I wouldn't normally include a cut and paste ready reference for information that is only optional anyway as that would would seem either overbearing or meddlesome - it's just that I know you're busier than about ten normally busy people put together (I don't know if you have this saying in UK - here we would say 'busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest') so its only meant to be helpful.

No, I appreciate itthanks very muchI've given you a credit for additional research, along with BigAl

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