Posted on 04/01/2008 1:07:06 PM PDT by blam
GGG Ping.
Whoa oh! Isn’t this how Jurraisic Park started out?
I see 100 million year old bugs and such don’t look a lot different from todays.
And then we have “living fossils” like coelacanths.
Speaking of Jurassic Park:
http://aberystwyth-online.blogspot.com/2008/04/stonehenge-excavation-reveals-jurassic.html
Stonehenge Excavation Reveals Jurassic Park Secret
Posted by Aberystwyth at Tuesday, April 01, 2008
As excavation gets on the way at Stonehendge, archaeologists make a startling discovery.
The Bluestone Project was to help archaeologists enhance their knowledge of how these massive stones (82 in number) from south-west Wales travelled the 300 miles and to help date their arrival in Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
Archaeologists whilst excavating today found the skeleton of an animal of massive proportions, the site team of specialists have refused to committee themselves as to what this animal might be. But one individual who refused to be named said it resembled a Shantungosaurus.
Shantungosaurus believed to be extinct for over 65 million years, will make archaeologists rethink the date of Stonehenge. With its purpose shrouded in mystery, the modern world has only been able to speculate about why and when Stonehenge was created.
For many years it was believed to take wooden walkways and up to 500 men, with another 100 in front laying rollers to moved these stones weighing up to four tonnes each, 300 miles from the hills of Wales. Some believe the stone circle to have healing properties, while others believe it to be a seasonal calendar dating back to 3,100 BC, with sun appearing in the “gateway” on the solstice Midsummer’s Day.
Wales known for its beauty and remoteness could hold the key to this fascinating discovery. Two years ago a farm labourer while digging for shale, hardcore in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire found the jaw bone belonging to a Shantungosaurus.
This recent discovery at Stonehenge opens the debate as to when Shantungosaurus last walked on the British Isles, whether they coexisted and were domesticated by our predecessors with the possibility that Stonehenge was in fact an early coral or cage for these impressive animals.
Bones from the site have been sent to Aberystwyth University for carbon dating, while the results are eagerly awaited by both archaeologists and paleobiologists, officials at English Heritage have cordoned off the site, with extra police drafted in to protect the monument as the worlds media descends on this well known landmark, excavations continue.
Jerk. I was going, WTFO?
“The meek shall inherit the Earth”
Were there any small mammals such as mice around during this period?
Gotcha. :-)
Kuddos to you, you did.
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“I imagine being small would have it’s advantages during catastrophic events. Being able to scurry into the ground or under a rock might save your life.”
It’s always worked for me.
I prefer my amber with no crunchy things, thanks just the same.
(Talk about Crispy Critters...)
I am looking forward with excitement, fear, and trepidation to someday people actually attempting DNA reconstruction of these ancient animals. I now believe it is in our almost immediate future, not merely a Jurassic Park fantasy.
LOL, I was thinking “Shantungosaurus...did it have a soft sheen and nubby texture?”
Let me guess...
They knew the age of the amber because it had 100 Million year old bugs in it.
And they knew the age of the bugs, because they were in 100 Million year old amber.
Its a good thing those ‘scientists’ are always one step behind them selves, because if they weren’t, their minds would be running is some pretty small circles.
The real nightmare is that someday someone would bring back Hillary, Bill or one of the other Demosaurii.
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