Re: Fiction, was Alt.dino.evolution.book

[Rob Meyerson <Robert.J.Meyerson@uwrf.edu>]

>I thought since the topic was on dino fiction that I might mention
>that Star Trek: Voyager is having an episode dedicated to dinos next
>Saturday on Fox. The dinos have evolved to a super-intelligent race and
>take over Voyager. I'm there!

For those who enjoy the original series (a la Captain Kirk), check out the 
novel, "First Frontier."  One can't go wrong with a mixture of 
evolved-dromaeosaurs, the Guardian of Forever, and a dino-killing asteroid (and 
the foiled attempt to prevent it from hitting the Earth).

Rob Meyerson
Orphan Vertebrate Paleontologist

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