the place where Paleontology and Paleoanthropology meets Philately
Herpetofauna exhibition by Ramu Machapalli Srinivasa
Science has further refined this definition to mean cold blooded / air breathing vertebrates (or backboned animals). Thus Herpetofauna includes Amphibians & Reptiles as they are the only ones that are cold blooded / possess backbones and breathe atmospheric air (Fish cannot breathe atmospheric air; Mammals & Birds are warm blooded).
Amphibians and Reptiles move by creeping. In fact they are despised by most of us as they are considered "creepy crawly" creatures. But to many (people like me) they are fascinating and encourage us to learn more about them - one of the reasons for this exhibit.
About the Author:
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| Ramu Machapalli Srinivasa |
Ramu Machapalli Srinivasa FRPSL, FPCI, by profession for last 25 years has worked with various Multinationals
as HR and Admin professional including Ericsson, Tata BP Solar and Tata Teleservices
to name a few and took a career break during 2021 to pursue his passion.
He is a Passionate stamp collector for close to four decades.
He has participated in several state, national and international Philatelic exhibitions.
He has traveled various countries and India extensively in love of philately.
He has conducted several workshops, guest lectures on various topics in Philately.
Ramu is Life Member of Karnataka Philatelic Society, Philatelic Congress of India,
and Royal Philatelic Society, London.
Ramu's exhibits collected the following Awards and Accolades:
- Gold plus Jury Special prize - Aeropex 2019, Adelaide
- Large Vermeil Stockhomia 2019, Stockholm
- Vermeil at London 2022
In addition to this he is a Bibliographer who collects first editions of books related to Mysore and Kannada and houses a library containing close 3.000 books and magazines at home. His other collection interests include stamps on space, minerals, fossils, Herpetology, Entomology and Ornithology. His bird’s stamps collection is one of the largest collections in India which is close to 15.000 different stamps on birds across the world.
Note: Slides 2 to 16 display stamps featuring prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs. Stamps and FDC with a Charles Darwin can also be seen on pages 3 and 43.