Turtles all the way down. (Infinite Regress) 19
Some sun, some clouds, some rain today. Sunny for the moment. Our high was 85˚F, with a heat index of 90˚F.
I didn't sleep much, but was awake at 6:30 a.m., up at 7:00, and I started proofreading "Onion" (for Bradbury Weather) at 7:30 a.m. That took almost three hours.
Oh, and, as the say, finally it can be told. The description of the giant new Cretaceous freshwater turtle from the Cretaceous of Alabama, which I have coauthored with Dr. Drew Gentry and Dr. Jim Parham, was released today. Appalachemys ebersolei is now a reality, after three years of work. If you are interested, the name means "Ebersole's Appalachian turtle." It was named in honor of Jun Ebrsole, my supervisor at McWane, a man who has done a great deal for the science of vertebrate paleontology in Alabama. By the way, Appalachemys really was a giant. With a shell that measured in excess of 80 cm., it was the largest freshwater turtle known to have inhabited the North American continent during the Mesozoic Era and one of the largest North American freshwater taxa ever. A very good beast.
And now I have been a collaborator on papers naming two new Cretaceous turtles.
And I am truly very tired.
Later this evening, Mike Polcyn may be calling to go over the character coding that will be used for MP 1.3, so I need to try and stay frosty for that.
The afternoon's movie was Sam Mendes' Skyfall (2012).
And please have a look at the Big Cartel shop. Thank you.
Later Tater Beans,
Aunt Beast
4:07 p.m.
I didn't sleep much, but was awake at 6:30 a.m., up at 7:00, and I started proofreading "Onion" (for Bradbury Weather) at 7:30 a.m. That took almost three hours.
Oh, and, as the say, finally it can be told. The description of the giant new Cretaceous freshwater turtle from the Cretaceous of Alabama, which I have coauthored with Dr. Drew Gentry and Dr. Jim Parham, was released today. Appalachemys ebersolei is now a reality, after three years of work. If you are interested, the name means "Ebersole's Appalachian turtle." It was named in honor of Jun Ebrsole, my supervisor at McWane, a man who has done a great deal for the science of vertebrate paleontology in Alabama. By the way, Appalachemys really was a giant. With a shell that measured in excess of 80 cm., it was the largest freshwater turtle known to have inhabited the North American continent during the Mesozoic Era and one of the largest North American freshwater taxa ever. A very good beast.
And now I have been a collaborator on papers naming two new Cretaceous turtles.
And I am truly very tired.
Later this evening, Mike Polcyn may be calling to go over the character coding that will be used for MP 1.3, so I need to try and stay frosty for that.
The afternoon's movie was Sam Mendes' Skyfall (2012).
And please have a look at the Big Cartel shop. Thank you.
Later Tater Beans,
Aunt Beast
4:07 p.m.