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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
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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... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
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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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.
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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... Read Full Story
Archaeologists get a glimpse of life in a Sahara Eden Mike Hettwer / National Geographic Society, Archaeologist Helene Jousse holds up a belly plate from a soft-shelled turtle found in a Tenerian garbage dump. Scientists uncover skeletons thought to be as old as 10,000 years, when monsoon rains created a 'green Sahara.' By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, August 15, 2008. The tiny skeletal hand jutted from the sand as if beckoning the living to the long dead. For thousands... Read Full Story
There is only one of these; this is two views of the same fossil. I found it on the beach at Amelia Island, Florida in about 1990. Any idea what it might be? I know what it is...but do you?...
What is "webduck" up to today? A rant, or a rave? An article about fibromyalgia survival perhaps, or tips on how to effectively research your family tree; She writes about anything that is family friendly.
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