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[Mike Taylor <mike@tecc.co.uk>]

> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 08:12:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tiff <t7i5ff@yahoo.com>
> 
> Hello, I was just curious if someone could help me. In
> my Science class, we were asked to choose our own
> topics, I picked Paleontology. Since my teacher isn't
> very knowledgeable on the topic, he suggested that I
> teach that week. I was wondering if anyone could
> suggest some good points to cover for a week
> discussion for a group of high school seniors. Any
> suggestions would be of great help to me.

Tiffany,

If you want to go into some depth, you can't do better than the
wonderful book _The Complete Dinosaur_ edited by James Farlow &
Michael Brett-Surman.  Available in paperback from Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0253213134/thedinosaurrea0a
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0253213134/thedinosaurreadi
Packed with information, very deep, but also very accessible.

If you want something a little more tutorial in nature (and cheaper!)
then I suggest you look at the Dinosaur FAQ written by <ahem!> a
gentleman whose name eludes me at the moment, which you will find at
http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/faq/index.html

If even this is more detailed that you want, then your best bet for
absorbing a lot of information in a few hours may be _The Jurassic
Park Institute Dinosaur Field Guide_ by Thomas Holtz and Michael
Brett-Surman -- very highly regarded and extremely accessible book.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375812938/thedinosaurrea0a
(and, criminally, not available in the UK.)

I hope something here is helpful.  It's certainly all fascinating!

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