Dear Tom,

 

Thank you to both you and your splendid team for your generosity and hospitality last week. In my 30 years working in palaeontology I have gotten to work with some outstanding folks in the field. You stand head and shoulders above them all in your approach, analysis and operational procedures...

 

...it is the fieldwork that keeps my paleontological heart beating strong. The Green River provided a powerful boost to me. I am so grateful for the opportunities that folks such as you and Pete offer my team…we cannot keep the palaeontological fires burning, unless we maintain a steady stream of fossil fuel for the subject. It is not only my team and I that should be grateful to you, it should be the whole discipline. 

 

If there is anything I can do to help in future excavations, I would do so in a heartbeat. Both you and Pete Larson are inspirational speakers for our discipline. I look forward to working with you when I am in post at the College of Charleston, so you might again pass-on your enthusiasm to another generation. 

 

Again, you have my deepest thanks.

 

Best wishes

 

Phil