tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6868618319990879375.post4929640365721630711..comments2023-10-26T17:50:34.134+00:00Comments on Fish Feet: Arrogant scientist to represent all of humanitySarda Sahneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304436221452464387noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6868618319990879375.post-461237215675369552010-01-04T17:57:07.278+00:002010-01-04T17:57:07.278+00:00Also, W. T. Stearn (who wrote the paper declaring ...Also, W. T. Stearn (who wrote the paper declaring the holotype to be Linnaeus) was a botanist, not a paleontologist.Mike Keeseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147156174467903264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6868618319990879375.post-71967711472517872332007-04-12T03:45:00.000+00:002007-04-12T03:45:00.000+00:00"Cope’s bones bear marks of syphilis"Maybe this do...<I>"Cope’s bones bear marks of syphilis"</I><BR/>Maybe this does make Cope a suitable holotype of his species, for his time at least ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6868618319990879375.post-53098498111468560202007-04-11T21:12:00.000+00:002007-04-11T21:12:00.000+00:00Great stuff! I remember hearing of this story when...Great stuff! I remember hearing of this story when it appeared in the book <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Dinosaurs-Louie-Psihoyos/dp/0679764208/ref=sr_1_1/102-2802321-2649717?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176325797&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">Hunting Dinosaurs</A> by Psihoyos, and included an interesting tidbit not mentioned in your post; Paul Sereno recognized an abscessed tooth in Cope's skull, possibly the reason why he was so cranky in later years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com