Re: Newspapers & **Dinosaurs**

[Christopher Whittle <cwhittle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is the catholic interpretation of big dead extinct things.  Although 
the Catholics should know better.  Doesn't that mastodon predate Bishop 
Usher's origin of the earth?  Is this blasphemy published by an arm of 
the Holy See?

On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, Dr. Fred J. Gunther wrote:

> 
> All:
> 
> Looks like reporters can't get anything right.  The following was printed 
> in **The Catholic Review** (Baltimore MD), on the travel page for Wednesday, 
> August 1995.
> 
> Quote>>
> For families with elementary school-aged children, the first hidden 
> treasure begins with a search for dinosaur bones.  It ends a few blocks 
> from the Eastman House at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.  Up on 
> the second floor, the Fairview Mastodon is on display.  The 
> 11,600-year-old bones, ..., are now neatly arranged and labeled.
> >>endquote
> 
> Thus, in the popular press, a Mastodon is a dinosaur  (;^[)
> 
> Fred
>