RE: paleonet FW: A fresh start

["Andy Rindsberg" <arindsberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Judith,

Yes, a few "bloat and float" dino carcasses, including a rather complete
albertosaur (cast on display at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham;
life-sized reconstruction at the Anniston Museum of Natural History). Also
the only dino egg ever found in eastern North America. James Lamb (McWane)
has been studying the dinos and their environments. And the egg and its
embryo too. But more common verts include shallow-marine mosasaurs, turtles,
and fishes, and it would be particularly nice if someone would take up the
fishes to study. A recent inventory of mosasaur material in Alabama
collections, by amateurs Bing Blewitt and David Lueth, turned up almost 600
individuals, though to be sure most consist of a tooth or a few vertebrae;
only a few skeletons are nearly complete.

I look forward to taking students out of the classroom to see the chalk on
campus!

Thanks,
Andy

Andrew K. Rindsberg


-----Original Message-----
From: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk [mailto:paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk] On Behalf
Of Judith Harris
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:25 PM
To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: Re: paleonet FW: A fresh start


Congratulations Andy. Enjoy that famous Chalk Formation. Even some  
dinos in there, yes?

Judith

judith harris
emerita professor
university of colorado museum
p.o. box 278
chama, nm  87520
harrisj@valornet.com


On Aug 1, 2006, at 4:50 PM, Andy Rindsberg wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> It is with pleasure that I announce a move from the Geological
> Survey of Alabama to the University of West Alabama, where I will  
> teach environmental geology and paleontology. The school is  
> situated on the Cretaceous Selma Chalk, whose trace fossils Frey &  
> Bromley studied together. The change to this address will be  
> effective on August 15:
>
> Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
> University of West Alabama
> Livingston, AL 35470 USA
> arindsberg@uwa.edu
>
> I am curious how other paleontologists, especially ichnologists,
> have made their careers among biologists. Please let me hear from you.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
>
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