I had an opportunity to get out of the house and into the world. The REI Flagship Seattle was hosting the monthly meeting of the Seattle Audubon there the author and paleontologist Peter Ward presented on his new book Out of Thin Air.
Here are my notes, such as they are, from the presentation.
when atmo oxy low dino w/air sac respire can rule (small) as atmo oxy climbs size can climb all about respo efficiency with atmo oxy low land animals return to sea question role of egg bird/dino vs lizard interplay of oxy, temp and water altitude equivalents of atmo oxy at atmo oxy 33 burning never stops at atmo oxy 11 nothing burns why coal world swamp no roots dead fall never rot covered dino relation to bird getting clearer