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Written by rockhoundblog on
  www.rockhoundblog.com    Hello, I just started a rockhound blog last week and I would love for you to check it out!  Its a nonprofit blog that all about lapidary/rockhounding.  Its about family values, education, showing off your latest finds and telling people about your local spots in your city to rockhound.  I am hoping to build a national database on rockhound locations so anyone can access this info when they want to check out rockhounding.  This will not hurt rockclubs but I believe make them more sought out as it will get more people interested in lapidary :)  I welcome anyone to post ... Read Full Story
Written by victoriahume on
Part of the plot in my story involves the creation of false fossils to fool the scientific community and support the anti-evolutionary claims of an extreme anti-science cult. So, I've been researching reports of human tracks that have been found alongside dinosaur footprints. The TalkOrigins website has a great summary of some of the 'man tracks' that have been found in recent years. Most of the tracks have turned out to be geological formations or dinosaur footprints that have been eroded or had sediment deposited within them to make them appear more human like. I find the footprints known as the Burdick Tracks very ... Read Full Story
Written by oneworld on
Happy Holidays! And no, I’m not talking about TREX the stock ticker, but T-Rex of the Jurassic kind. If you are having a hard time finding that perfect gift for the paleontologist or fossil collector that is on your Christmas list, you should swing by Paleodirect.com and browse around. You will receive many thanks and accolades for years to come from your fortunate gift recipient. As an investment, high quality rare fossils do not depreciate –unless you break it. Fossil collecting is one of the most undervalued markets in the field of rare collectibles. With international demand growing, deposits being depleted and new laws ... Read Full Story
Written by dualmp on
Fossils of the most primitive primate ever discovered have been unearthed near Yellowstone National Park, a find that scientists say could redraw humans’ family tree. (...) Read Full Story
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Posted by ScrantonArea 2 hours 9 minutes ago ( http://scranton-apartments-and-homes.com ) View profile Category : News | Tags : dinosaur bones Scientists in China say they believe a group of dinosaur fossils discovered in the east of the country could be the largest collection ever found. Read Full Story
Written by dualmp on
Break time from all the serious stuff. Watch this funny stand up comic clip of Lewis Black talking about evolution and fossils. Read Full Story
Written by Wavecritter on
Horseshoe Crabs are numerous here in Florida. They are slow moving and very cool to watch. If they get flipped over they are trouble sometimes but usually can flip back using their pokey tail by digging into the sand and pushing down. Being on the Earth for millions of years, the Horseshoe Crab is also called the Living Fossil. Neat huh? Like the Bull Shark, the male Horseshoe Crab is smaller than the female, usually between 7 inches to 2 feet long in the shell area. Their tails are usually a bit longer than their body. The Horseshoe Crabs eyes are located on the ... Read Full Story
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Five exotic crocodiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs 100 million years ago, including one sporting boar-like tusks and another with a duckbill snout, have been discovered in the Sahara. Published: 8:00AM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Expedition leader Professor  
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One hundred million years in development, Maryland's first dinosaur park is a 7.5-acre parcel contains what county archaeologist Donald Creveling called "one of the most prolific sites for dinosaur and plant fossils east of the Mississippi River."  
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