RE: Dinosaurs of the Science Museum of Minnesota

["Sticht, Aaron" <Aaron.Sticht@qwest.com>]

Just to let everyone know, being a Minnesota resident myself, there was a
really interesting and lengthy article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on
Saturday April 26th 2003 all about Bruce Erickson.  He retired as the head
Curator of the Science Museum and has passed on the reins to Kristi Curry
Rogers now.  This publication he has written is a summation of the work he
has done throughout his career and also catalogs what the museum has in its
collections.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Danvarner@aol.com [mailto:Danvarner@aol.com] 
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 10:34 AM
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Dinosaurs of the Science Museum of Minnesota

I had a very pleasant surprise waiting for me in the mailbox this morning. 
Long-time curator of paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Bruce 
Erickson, has just authored _Dinosaurs of the Science Museum of Minnesota: A

Curator's Notebook_ (ISBN911338-54-3). With about 100 pages in paperback, 
it's crammed with excellent photos and drawings from the museum's extensive 
dinosaur collections. There are also numerous field photos (especially great

are those taken in the early 1960s in the Hell Creek featuring Bruce and 
Dinosaur Jim Jensen excavating some beautiful Triceratops specimens) and
even 
fold-out quarry maps. There's a color reproduction of a Chas.R.Knight 
painting of Stegosaurus that was used as a "cartoon" for a mosaic in the 
reptile house of the U.S.National Zoo that's never been published before.
And 
you'll drool over the little juvenile diplodocid skull, too. This is a 
terrific book and very timely as the museum will be hosting this year's SVP 
meeting. I checked with the museum's Explore Store and you can order the
book 
by phone at (651) 221-9414. Price is $15.95 + $4.00 shipping. Minnesota 
residents add $1.12 tax. DV