Re: The One True King

["no go" <honkietong@hotmail.com>]

> From: MKIRKALDY@aol.com
> Reply-To: MKIRKALDY@aol.com
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re:  The One True King
> Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:28:59 -0500
>
> Dan Varner wrote:
>
> < After hearing so many variations of this theme on the DML over the last 
> several years, you have to realize that an interesting new phenomena is at 
> work here. In Giganotosaurus we have our first case of a dinosaur version 
> of a boxoffice mega-flop. >
> Those who disagree with Dan should visit http://www.giganotosaurus.com and 
> see what has become of the first website devoted to a dinosaur find.  After 
> that,   research the "who is" domain registration site.

There's nothing wrong with Giganotosaurus in itself as an animal, the main 
problem appear to be overhype by promoters who wanted a quick publicity 
boost by making it into a "T.rex beater" (in fact a rather amusing animated 
gif. in the offical webpage showed it scaring off a Tyrannosaurus). 
Obviously their touts didn't hold too much water, though Giganotosaurus is a 
cool critter in its own respect. Unfortunately if any lessons were to be 
learned from Giganotosaurus' unceremonious fall, they seem to be largely 
ignored. It seems almost every new large carnivore discovery seems to ride 
on the "it must beat T.rex to be cool" bandwagon, only to reveal the much 
more disappointing truth later... :P

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