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"Less time separates us from Tyrannosaurus rex than separated T. rex from Stegosaurus." -- (link)

Posted by TWuG Apr 23 '12, 18:24

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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/dinosaur-tracking/on-dinosaur-time.html (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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::checks for hoagy:: *sad face* -- nm - b. Apr 23, 18:37 3
- he's doing background on Game of Thrones -- nm - pixitude Apr 23, 18:40 2
  - I'm sure that ranges from mildly amusing to funny; but I'm GoT-free, so nary a "ha" from me. -- nm - b. Apr 23, 18:44 1
    - here be Hoagies -- (link) - pixitude Apr 23, 19:00
Geologic time is fun. We're still trying to decide what to do with a paper we've acquired linking dinosaurs with modern man. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 23, 18:30 11
- and their use of them as tools, such as can openers and lawn mowers? -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 18:44 1
  - I wonder if MM had a pterodactyl turntable. -- nm - Trish Apr 23, 19:02
- recently published? -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 18:38 3
  - This one. It was in the collection of a local archaeologist/collector that came to us from his estate. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 23, 18:44 1
    - That's what happened to the Anasazi, they were eaten Dinosaurs -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 19:25
  - geologically speaking, yes -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 18:41
- Perhaps a place like the Field Museum would like it as a donation? - TWuG Apr 23, 18:36 4
  - Another paper in the collection was a report by Benjamin Grierson outlining his recommendations for removing unauthorized settlers from the Jicarilla - MojaveMeg Apr 23, 18:57 3
    - Cool! I might have to look for a biography on him. The wiki has piqued my interest. -- nm - TWuG Apr 23, 19:05 2
      - Our Quarterly containing the paper will be out in a couple of weeks. I'll send you a link once it's online. - MojaveMeg Apr 23, 19:25 1
        
        Excellent! Thank you. -- nm - TWuG Apr 23, 19:27
thanks man. that really puts it all into perspective - pixitude Apr 23, 18:30 3
- Even though I know the truth, I'm still going to stage battles between my toy T-rex and stego. :-) - TWuG Apr 23, 18:35 2
  - "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land." - Beaker Apr 23, 18:37 1
    - "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 18:38
that scale of time is mind blowing. -- nm - Andie Apr 23, 18:30

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