RE: Paleontologist featured in the Washington Post

[Nick Pharris <npharris@umich.edu>]

From 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120401809.html 
:

"[Holtz is] a paleontologist at the University of Maryland and spends 
all day studying, writing and talking about his favorite prehistoric 
creatures. He even has a nickname: King of the Dino Geeks.

"'They're big and scary and weird, like dragons or monsters, but these 
are big, scary, weird things that you can find out more about all the 
time,' Holtz says while sitting in his office."


I'm confused: are we talking about dinosaurs or dino geeks here?

--Nick P.


Quoting "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>:

> > From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]
> > On Behalf Of Tommy Bradley
> >
> > Tom Holtz: King of the Dino Geeks!  LOL!
> >
> > I hope Tom finds it heartwarming that when I bought this
> > months issue of Nat. Geo., I marched proudly around work with
> > it, pointing to one of his quotes, and exclaiming with much
> > glee, "I know this guy!"
> > Kudos Tom, from one geek to another :-)
> > Tommy Bradley
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:07:48 -0800> From:
> > markpankowski@yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: Paleontologist featured in the Washington Post> To:
> > > dinosaur@usc.edu> > Here's a feature on a great
> > paleontologist -- and
> > > one of the best commentators on this forum -- in the Kids Post (the
> > > Washington Post's section for children). My kids read this section
> > > every day and were thrilled to see an article on a "local"
> > > paleontologist, especially one who digs for dinosaurs.> >
> > >
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007
> > > 120401809.html > >
> > >
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007
> > > 120401803.html > > > Mark
>
>
> Thanks, guys!
>
> By the way, the bearded man in the background of the photograph is my dad,
> so there are two Thomas R. Holtz's in the picture!
>
>
> Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
> Email: tholtz@umd.edu   Phone: 301-405-4084
> Office: Centreville 1216
> Senior Lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology
> Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland
> http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/
> Fax: 301-314-9661
>
> Faculty Director, Earth, Life & Time Program, College Park Scholars
> http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/eltsite/
> Fax: 301-405-0796
>
> Mailing Address:        Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
>                         Department of Geology
>                         Building 237, Room 1117
>                         University of Maryland
>                         College Park, MD 20742 USA