Re: _Sinosauropteryx_ pictures banned!

[Thomas_R_HOLTZ@umail.umd.edu (th81)]

>   According to the NYT story, Chinese officials have banned publication of
>the pictures of _Sinosauropteryx_.
>
>   Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhh!
>
>   How can those Chinese ..... folks not allow publication of the pictures
>of such an important find?
>
>   Makes me suspicious, somehow......

This would be a damn shame.  The pictures I saw were not of the best
quality, but I did talk to (interogate!) some of the eyewitnesses.

It looks REALLY good, folks!!

John Ostrom and Greg Paul (and Dinogeorge, & I, and many others) are *quite*
happy about this!

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist     Webpage: http://www.geol.umd.edu
Dept. of Geology              Email:th81@umail.umd.edu
University of Maryland        Phone:301-405-4084
College Park, MD  20742       Fax:  301-314-9661

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---------- subtitle --[Monty Python ik den Holy Grailen]

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