Re: Nature and dinosaur publications (was: Oviraptora)

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-01-02 13:55:19 EST, 101374.1641@compuserve.com (Angela
Kelly) writes:

>As someone new to the List I am a bit wary of intruding ,so it is with some
>trepidation that I ask a couple of questions.
>                         1. The first refers to the recent Oviraptor find,
>Where on the net can I get a copy of the original Nature article?

http://www.nature.com has a summary of the article, but the only place you
can get the actual article is in _Nature_ itself. They're not going to put
their articles on the net where anyone can get them for free! It's the cover
article for the last 1995 issue.

>                         2. Can anyone advise me of Magazines whose contents
>are
>solely/mainly about Dinosaur Paleontology, as there doesnt seem to be
>anything
>in the UK. with the exception of "Earth".

Earth is a popular-level geology magazine that once in a while features a
dinosaur article, so it's not "solely/mainly about Dinosaur Paleontology" by
a long shot.

As far as I know, there are no regularly published newsstand magazines that
deal primarily or exclusively with dinosaurs. Only one journal comes remotely
close, and that is the _Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology_, which usually
features two or three technical dinosaur papers in each quarterly issue.

I will be reviving my dinosaur newsletter _Archosaurian Articulations_ this
year (soon), now that the world's only dinosaur newsstand magazine,
_Kyoryugaku Saizensen_ (_Dino-Frontline_), written in Japanese, has folded.
But first, I will produce _Mesozoic Meanderings_ #2 third printing, and
_Historical Dinosaurology_ #1. These both cover dinosaurs in considerable
depth. I'm going great guns on _MM_ #2 right now, adding illustrations and
diagrams to the basic text. It will be well over 300 pages on dinosaur
nomenclature and the "birds came first" theory, all for a $35 cover price +
postage. (I have a prepublication price of $30 + postage on it right now,
which will rise when the issue goes to press.)

>                         3.Software:  Is there anything covering Dinosaurs
in
>greater depth than Microsoft does?

I don't know of any. To cover dinosaurs in depth requires lots of research (I
oughtta know), which in turn takes time, which in turn requires $$$. You're
not likely to find non-trivial dinosaur information on the Internet for free.
All of my publications cover dinosaurs in much greater depth than anything
Microsoft has done.