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To: nickcarraway

"The existence of the fossil beds in the general area was known since the 1922 expedition of geologist Walter Shiller and paleontologist Santiago Roth. But the precise location was lost and remained unknown except to Dona Tica, who as a young girl had assisted the early expedition."



Had she dies at 97, they would have never found them.

What the hell was she thinking? Not once in 83 years did she think it was a good idea to let scientists know where the fossils were located?


4 posted on 03/31/2005 4:16:02 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Now, now, it was probably her pet.


6 posted on 03/31/2005 4:18:14 PM PST by pbear8 (Latin Mass - gotta love it!)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Well, originally she was assisting professional scientists with it. They probably kept some sort of records. How was she supposed to know that the precise location has been lost since 1922?


15 posted on 03/31/2005 5:55:46 PM PST by GSlob
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