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Subject: Upcoming topics
From: mysticete posted Sat, Feb 9 2008, 11:44am 
FYI, Here are some blogs post which I have planned for the future:

North America's Cats, Past and Present

Basically a review of the kitties present in North America, from the Rancholabrean (last time period of the Pleistocene) to today.

North America's Canines, Past and Present, and North America's Bears, Past and Present

Pretty much similar to the cat blog. All three will be discussing the role of misidentifications, alluded survival of prehistoric forms, and OOP place individuals, as well as possible cryptid members of their respective families.

Mystery Herps: Just that; uber-rare known herps, and some possible undiscovered goodies

Animal Introductions in Odd Places: Topeka, Long Island, and St. Louis hardly come to mind when you think of exotic tetrapods, but you would be surprised.

More detailed paleo primers will probably have to wait until after this semester is over, though their are some more critters I would like to get too.
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: megadraco posted Sat, Feb 9 2008, 1:01pm 
Awesome...looking forward to reading some of those. Great job by the way in your latest post.

I'm currently using the Holtz's book as reference for creating my poster project for a historical geology class I'm taking and it's a great book (it's only drawback is that it's really a kid's book) that shows an example of how scientific information can be easily converted into words a kid would understand and still have interest in the material (which is the aim for my poster as it will be displayed for passer-bys to see when they visit the earth science department wing of my school).

I find that your blogs are very much similar to Holtz's book, with clear and concise (and still very accurate) information that anyone on this site could understand. Keep up the great work!
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: mysticete posted Sun, Feb 10 2008, 11:30am 
Thanks for the compliment...I have been trying to do the blogs as an exercise in improving my writing, and trying to communicate to lay people. I really appreciate everyone's feedback on these blogs (good or bad).
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: Kraken posted Sun, Feb 10 2008, 7:14am 
I would be hard pressed to pick which one I would look more forward to but Mystery Herps would certainly be interesting. Obviously a great deal of thought and care go into your blogs which is why I enjoy them so. I will certainly look into getting those two books mentioned in your most recent blog. I very much enjoy Luis Rey's art as he gives careful thought into what he feels the animal would look like.

I for one am never bored by discussions involving paleontology.
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: mysticete posted Sun, Feb 10 2008, 11:33am 
I have the 4 herp candidates for the blog in mind already. I just really wish I had some of my cryptozoology books from back home here.

I am guessing that in reality the canine blog will be last, as there is a really good book on fossil dogs coming out this summer which would be a useful reference.
Subject: A Wished for Topic
From: Tarzan posted Mon, Feb 11 2008, 3:14am 
Alas! 'tis the backboned critters that interest me not!
Dinosaurs do not appeal to me because I live on top of a primeval ocean (tentatively dated to the Silurian), and all I find are brachiopods, echidnoderms, whatever worms are, corals and spherical, many chambered things in blue (we're talking borderline cobalt blue here) rocks. Are there any encyclopedias of fossilized marine invertebrates?
Tarzan
Subject: Re: A Wished for Topic
From: mysticete posted Mon, Feb 11 2008, 8:32am 
I really don't know...my only interest in inverts has largely stemmed from the fact that vertebrates like to eat them. I have seen some field guides centered on fossil inverts, but really haven't read them or own them, so I can't comment on how good they are
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: Mark57c posted Sun, Feb 10 2008, 5:51pm 
Nice Blog Mysticete!
I have been trying to do the blogs as an exercise in improving my writing, and trying to communicate to lay people.


Well I think that you are doing a GREAT job! I have noticed in my own posts that no matter how many times I check them for grammatical errors one or two always seem to slip through! Very humbling…

Mark
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: Stu posted Mon, Feb 11 2008, 4:11am 
Animal Introductions in Odd Places would be my preference.

Tetrapods in Manchester is out of the question, I suppose, but if you'd like an addendum.....

Keep up the good work. Your writing transcends the esoteric purely because of its (your) engagement with the reader & the utter lack of condescension in its tone. Keep blowing the dust off of the bones, & the bones off of the page. Appreciated.

Stu
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: mysticete posted Mon, Feb 11 2008, 5:09am 
Ha. I think Darren Naish covers the weird introduced stuff in the British Isles quite well. Established populations of Muntjac...just plain weird.
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: Stu posted Mon, Feb 11 2008, 5:14am 
Why?

You know about our wallabies & bobcats I assume.
Subject: Re: Upcoming topics
From: mysticete posted Mon, Feb 11 2008, 8:16am 
familiar with the wallabies, but hadn't heard of bobcats (jungle cats yes, bobcats no)


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