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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 6, 2022 11:30:33 GMT -5
Done. I know that God has empathy for our thoughts and feelings, and often bends His will towards our righteous desires. Sometimes prayers aren't answered as we'd like, but they are always answered, and in a way that eventually turns out in our best interest. Best wishes.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 3, 2022 18:05:22 GMT -5
This is the second largest I brought home.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 3, 2022 18:03:27 GMT -5
This is the largest coprolite I've ever lugged home. It was all I could do to lift it into the back of my truck and when I set it between my rose bushes it broke in half. A true tragedy.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 3, 2022 9:54:11 GMT -5
I go to an old folks "retirement center" every Wednesday and Sunday evening to spend an hour visiting with the lonely. It's shameful how so many old people need someone to fill in for what their negligent families ought to be doing. I consider it to be my honor and privilege to serve them, and I certainly benefit more than they do. It's so easy, all I have to do is listen and tell stories, or maybe hold someone's hand.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 3, 2022 9:36:58 GMT -5
First autumn snow at my place. I'm happy to report that the pillars of coprolite are now in proper hibernation for winter.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 2, 2022 22:53:36 GMT -5
brian That's amazing, and I notice the olfactory structure has ample resources too. It would have been sporty to try to evade those critters.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 2, 2022 7:10:09 GMT -5
1dave I wish I could remember where I read a recent article talking about the excellent vision of the T-rex. It claimed their eyes were huge, along with the part of the brain associated with vision. It also said the T-rex had stereoscopic vision much like alpha predators of today. It's interesting to note that humans have great stereoscopic vision that's typical of predatory species.
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 1, 2022 7:25:05 GMT -5
jamesp That's a good article, Jim. Thanks
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Post by RWA3006 on Nov 1, 2022 6:48:48 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 31, 2022 20:07:23 GMT -5
People often have difficulty understanding why I say the dinosaurs of southern Utah lived on beachfront property. This map approximates how the place looked back in the day. It brings perspective to how a giant tsunami roared northward when a space rock the size of Mount Everest hit the Yucatan peninsula. This is the same ocean elevation that covered the southern half on the southeastern states Randy. Yes indeed Jim, I noticed that too and I have to wonder if there had been enough passage of time to cause a difference in the evolution of flora and fauna between Laramidia and Appalachia.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 31, 2022 20:01:34 GMT -5
RWA3006 Randy, this would be a rarity. Have you ever found a coprolite with a footprint looking feature on it? Rick, I haven't found any with clear distinct prints but I've found some that appear to have been trampled into nondescript fragments much like what you would see in stockyards full of cattle. I really need to program my eyes more towards spotting these because I get so focused in looking for perfect cutting specimens that I tend to tune out other relevant specimens.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 30, 2022 22:47:48 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 30, 2022 17:22:16 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 30, 2022 17:18:20 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 29, 2022 10:39:15 GMT -5
People often have difficulty understanding why I say the dinosaurs of southern Utah lived on beachfront property. This map approximates how the place looked back in the day. It brings perspective to how a giant tsunami roared northward when a space rock the size of Mount Everest hit the Yucatan peninsula.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 29, 2022 10:14:54 GMT -5
Lovin the Biggs.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 28, 2022 20:48:16 GMT -5
Yep, there are a lot of good folks here. I've bought and sold many rocks with this crowd without a single problem and that really says something about the caliber of RTH members.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 27, 2022 7:03:47 GMT -5
Here's one that will go to a rock shop for the tourists.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 25, 2022 7:18:35 GMT -5
As soon as I saw that one I thought - that had to hurt coming out. Is that a big gastrolith? My best guess is it's a cross section of a tree limb and for some reason the core of the limb was fossilized differently than the perimeter. When I used to spend a lot of time in the forest as a professional logger I noticed that occasionally small tree limbs were rotten in the center and I speculate this is what we are looking at within this coprolite specimen.
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 25, 2022 7:04:42 GMT -5
I should have clarified I guess, that I was thinking specifically about the ordinary chondrites types of stone, which have spent eons out in the deserts exposed to the elements. Some recovered meteorites have been there for a million years or more, and there is no fusion crust left, lots of weathering and oxidation has taken place. They have been changed so much from Earth-elements that little attention is given to them. I still wouldn't alter them because the patina, oxidation, weathering, etc. is considered to be part of what makes them desirable among connoisseurs of meteorites. It represents a history or provenance or the specimen.
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