Talk:Dinosaur renaissance

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[edit] Eugene Merle Shoemaker

The article on Dinosaur presents the "Dinosaur renaissance" only as a result of advances in the study of fossiles. Equally important in the popular interest in the dinosaurus is the work of Eugene Merle Shoemaker in establishing the theory of meteor impacts. -- Petri Krohn 19:12, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Yep, I think that would count. A lot could be written on this subject, which is why I've resurrected the article. John.Conway 13:53, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The subject matter of this article

While it seems to have been the view of some that the dinosaur renaissance is or was primarily a pop-culture matter (it was originally redirecting to dinosaurs in popular culture), it actually refers to a scientific revolution — the pop-culture elements are spinoffs. Bob Bakker and others who use the term in citeable contexts refer to a radical shift in scientific thought, and I think that's the way it should be treated in this article. —John.Conway 17:55, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Small grammar fix

I changed "a monophyletic group, comprised of animals with a common ancestor not shared by other reptiles" to "a monophyletic group, comprising animals with a common ancestor not shared by other reptiles." A whole is not "comprised of" its parts; it "comprises" them. 140.147.160.78 21:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza