RE: Dinosaurs according to Lincoln Mall

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> MKIRKALDY@aol.com
>
> Continuing dinosaur revisionist measurements, I bring
> you:
>
> > Tue, 14 Mar 2000 1:19:27 PM EST
>
> > Lincoln Mall and the Field Museum Are Partners in
> > Presenting Dinosaur Exhibit
>
> > Among the seven dinosaurs included in the show will
> > be a tyrannosaurus, 20 feet tall and 45 feet long.
> > Perhaps the most formidable predator to roam the
> > earth, its seven-ton body could travel at speeds up
> > to 75 miles an hour. It had powerful jaws, with teeth
> > that were six inches long.
>
> The fastest T. rex clocked on a closed track reached
> speeds of 100 mph when it knew it was time to scavenge
> dinner.

"Thump, thump, thump" *

* (sound of Tom hitting head repeatedly on desk...)

To the tune of the Speed Racer opening theme:

Here it comes,
Here comes Speed-saurus!
It's a tyrant on feet.
It's a tyrant, and it's gonna be chasing after hadros.

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Sue went for over $8 million; I guess the Lincoln Mall thought this was
instead the "Six Million Dollar Dinosaur"...

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Ugh.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
                College Park, MD  20742
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