RE: Terrapins: At Well Past 100, They're in the Mood

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

> From: owner-VRTPALEO@usc.edu [mailto:owner-VRTPALEO@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Patti Kane-Vanni
>
> 
> Though not quite dinosaurian, the mighty turtle manages to outdo the dinos 
> and the humans!  Check out this article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.  It 
> spotlights colleague Jim Spotila and his terrapin research, and mentions 
> fellow paleontologist Peter Dodson. Nice extinction theory too.
> 
> Terrapins: At Well Past 100, They're in the Mood.
> It sounded incredible. A species that can live virtually forever, enjoy sex 
> well into its second century, and bypass menopause completely.
> The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time:
> http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/columnists/faye_flam/15321719.htm
> (c) 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer and wire service sources. All Rights 
> Reserved.

[snip]

Well, this is timely, with a new school year starting.

Eat 'em up! Eat 'em up!
Let's go Terps!!

Posing with the College Park Scholars terrapin:
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/eltsite/images/AS06group2.jpg


                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
        Senior Lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology
Department of Geology           Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
University of Maryland          College Park Scholars
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