OK, this is cryptzoloogy which may or may not be a Pseudo-science, depending on the cryptozoologists I guess. This book does not really count as pseudo-science, but as there is no category for "Creationist Cryptozoology" and books about flying (not-quite) dinosaurs over the USA, well I have put my review here. Bit too long and fiddly to remove formatting and paste it in here so I'll just link to my blog - http://jerome23.wordpress.com/2012/10/0 ... d-edition/

Hope of interest.
j x

Photo of a pterosaur. Ok, it's a pelican, but if you're looking for a pterosaur, or have been reading about them & they're on your mind ...

Lovely picture Bill! Did you take it? Well if I can't have a pterodactyl I'll settle for a Thylacine!

jerome wrote:Lovely picture Bill! Did you take it? Well if I can't have a pterodactyl I'll settle for a Thylacine!

Not mine - pinched off the internet

We still have crocodiles, sharks, spiders, jellyfish etc etc hundreds of millions of years later. Of course, we have spotted all of the above with ease. What sort of pterosaurs population would be required to provide the requisite longevity. And where the fuck would this population be hiding. Backwater USA just seems a bit mental.

A live pterosaur was exhibited at the Natural History Museum. I have seen the film.

I thought the proposed high oxygen levels are impossible because everything would catch fire with the first lighting flash.

Clive Durdle wrote:I thought the proposed high oxygen levels are impossible because everything would catch fire with the first lighting flash.

Yes, fires were common, and this is reflected in the fossil record from that time. But even doubling the oxygen would still leave more nitrogen than anything else. It's not THAT bad until you get up to some really high concentrations.

Clive Durdle wrote:A live pterosaur was exhibited at the Natural History Museum. I have seen the film.

Cool. I saw one where giant transforming robots from another planet come to earth and do battle. What do I win?

I think the author of this book was interviewed by the guys on the podcast Mysterious Universe;
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/09/e ... -universe/

Starts shortly after 25mins.