In a message dated Wed, 18 Jul 2001 6:30:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Mike Everhart <mike@oceansofkansas.com> writes:
Gotta find a better press
> agent!!
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> Tongue in cheek, :-)
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> Mike Everhart
> Oceans of Kansas Paleontology
Mike -
I think you're right on the mark in identifying this. It seems to me that the great press agent for T. rex was H.F. Osborn. He had a bully pulpit for presenting dinosaurs to the public, and used it effectively with T. rex in a central role.
Cheers,
Ted J. Vlamis