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'Holy Grail' fossil mystery cracked – 558 million-year-old fat reveals earliest known animal
FoxNews.com/Science ^
| Sept 21, 2018
| Chris Ciaccia | Fox News
Posted on 09/21/2018 9:22:04 AM PDT by ETL
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Organically preserved Dickinsonia fossil from the White Sea area of Russia.
(Australian National University)
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09/21/2018 9:22:04 AM PDT
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ETL
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09/21/2018 9:22:18 AM PDT
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ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL
"I used to keep those as pets!"
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posted on
09/21/2018 9:24:56 AM PDT
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simpson96
To: ETL
Hey I wasn’t even AT the party with Sonia!
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posted on
09/21/2018 9:25:00 AM PDT
by
ResponseAbility
(The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
To: ETL
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Can’t be any older than the planet itself: 6000 years +/-
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09/21/2018 9:25:38 AM PDT
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editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: ETL
Dickinsonia
Who was Sonia?
To: ETL
What do you mean? An African or European swallow?
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09/21/2018 9:29:08 AM PDT
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stanne
To: ETL
Organic tissue which is 558 million years old?
Sorry. I lack sufficient faith to swallow that one.
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09/21/2018 9:30:15 AM PDT
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ClearCase_guy
(The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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09/21/2018 9:30:41 AM PDT
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ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL
This was just after the last “snowball earth.”
To: ETL
Loved that show. In the clip you posted you can see Palin doing his best to keep from laughing as well.
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09/21/2018 9:34:50 AM PDT
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rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: All
That explains the earliest-known piece of writing.
It was a sign, originally written 558 million years ago.
“Barbequed Dickinsonia”, it read, “Available until it goes extinct.”
To: Architect of Avalon
A high cholesterol diet got them all. Too many big macs and fries.
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09/21/2018 9:38:03 AM PDT
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Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
To: stanne
It doesn’t matter! A 4 oz bird can’t carry a 2 lb coconut!
To: rjsimmon
It was a scene from one of their movies, Life of Brian. But, ironic that the title of the article included the words “Holy Grail”, another movie of theirs: Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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09/21/2018 9:40:11 AM PDT
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ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL
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09/21/2018 9:44:32 AM PDT
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LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
(TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
To: ETL
Its body measured approximately 5 feet in length “and was oval shaped with rib-like segments running along its body,” the researchers noted in the statement.
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Incredible to think some considered it to be single celled.
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09/21/2018 9:52:38 AM PDT
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Moonman62
(Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
To: ClearCase_guy
Organic tissue which is 558 million years old? It was wrapped in a Twinkie..............
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09/21/2018 9:53:25 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
To: editor-surveyor
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posted on
09/21/2018 9:56:25 AM PDT
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Moonman62
(Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
To: Moonman62
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“Christians” means nothing at all.
Obviously not Bible believing, and obviously not in any way ‘scientific.’
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09/21/2018 10:01:34 AM PDT
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editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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