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Horse teeth an intriguing find
Brantford Expositor ^
| Monday, August 18, 2008
| Joanne Miltenburg
Posted on 08/19/2008 9:53:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Jarrod Barker... The Port Dover man has found several teeth in the shallow water along the shore of Lake Erie -- teeth that may be more than 10,000 years old. Barker is an avocational archeologist, someone who takes an interest in historic finds, but doesn't have a licence or formal training. He makes a habit of walking along the beach or in the surf with his head down, which is how he found the teeth... Barker's interest in archaeology was piqued after he dropped out of university and got a job on a ginseng farm... he took his finds to Gary Warrick, associate professor of indigenous studies at Laurier Brantford. Warrick said all the points Barker found turned out to be naturally-shaped chert, the rock used to make ancient arrowheads... Barker searched around and found an archaeologist who knows about fossils: Dan Walker, assistant state archeologist for Wyoming. Walker has held that position since 1975, and he specializes in fossilized animal remains dating back to the last Ice Age... the next three teeth Walker identified as probably belonging to a Pleistocene horse. The Pleistocene epoch lasted from 1.8 million to the end of the last Ice Age. The period ended with a mass extinction of large animals, including sabre-tooth cats, mammoths, mastodons and horses... fossilized horse teeth like Barker's are either a few hundred years old or more than 10,000 years old.
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:53:04 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:54:18 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
To: SunkenCiv
My vote is that they are Hellen Thomas’ original pearly whites.
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:01:25 AM PDT
by
Damifino
(The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
To: Damifino; SunkenCiv
Camilla lost her falsies?
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:03:40 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(All generalizations are dangerous.)
To: SunkenCiv
Too bad they aren't shown. I wonder how many alleged teeth he has recovered.
I'm also surprised at the paleobiologist claiming this extends the range, as I thought there were Equus finds in Ohio. Maybe only a slight increase in range?
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:05:50 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: Gondring
I meant Pleistocene Equus/i>, obviously.
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:07:13 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: SunkenCiv
Barker's interest in archaeology was piqued after he dropped out of university and got a job on a ginseng farm... ...he took his finds to Gary Warrick, associate professor of indigenous studies at Laurier Brantford...
...Barker searched around and found an archaeologist who knows about fossils: Dan Walker, assistant state archeologist for Wyoming.
Smells like patchouli in here.
To: martin_fierro
Put the Bonzo Dog Dodah Band on the turntable...
To: martin_fierro
heh
Hope they cn get a good paleontologist in there. ...and heck, just because they were in water doesn’t mean there’s no stratigraphic info to glean...although maybe he’s “cleaned them up” by now.
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:23:42 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
~~~Ridin’ through the water on a horse with no teeth...~~~
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:24:19 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:25:59 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Barack zerObama - International Man of Mystery...)
To: Gondring
~~~Ridin through the water on a horse with no teeth...~~~
it felt good to get out of the reef.
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:27:11 AM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(Islam ... If you can't join them, beat them.)
To: SpinnerWebb
~~~Ridin through the water on a horse with no teeth...~~~
it felt good to get out of the reef. as a fossil, they can't determine your age,
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:31:19 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: SunkenCiv
Interesting find.
About 13,000 years ago, the glaciers began slowly melting and retreating north. As plants regrew, animals migrated north again. Then, large animals suddenly went extinct, for reasons scientists can't explain.
There's no evidence that Pleistocene horses migrated further north than southern Ohio and western Virginia, putting Ontario out of their range.
If the teeth do come from an ancient horse and not a 19th-century farm animal, it would be a significant find, showing the horse ranged further than archeologists believe. Proving it is the tough part.
How about Pack animals and wagon trains of Prehistoric Man?
I know -- no wheels. But they had sleds; so following the ice north ???
I am still surprised at the hubris of our supposed Wise Men, who think that Mankind only has history that is documented in some known fashion.
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:32:10 AM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: Gondring
BTW, I realize I dangled :-)
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:32:36 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: Gondring
~~~Ridin through the water on a horse with no teeth...~~~
it felt good to get out of the reef.
as a fossil, they can't determine your age,
'cuz Carbon-14 varies it's rate of decay?
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:38:00 AM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(Islam ... If you can't join them, beat them.)
To: SpinnerWebb; Gondring
~~~Ridin through the water on a horse with no teeth...~~~ it felt good to get out of the reef.
In the water, you can't find the horse teeth
Cause there ain't no one for to show you horse teeth....nah nah nahnahnahnahnah....
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:38:25 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(Choosing between McInsane and Obamapalooza is like choosing to ingest a slow or fast-acting poison.)
To: SpinnerWebb
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:38:27 AM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(Islam ... If you can't join them, beat them.)
To: OB1kNOb; Gondring
collaborative songwriting of the new millenia.
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:39:49 AM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(Islam ... If you can't join them, beat them.)
To: SpinnerWebb
Hehehe... C14 tooth decay. Good one.
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posted on
08/19/2008 11:03:58 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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