Where are the dinosaurs?

[JoeyArnold]

Why aren't there more dinosaur bones?

 

[NGC 6712]

Why aren't there more dinosaur bones?

Why aren't there less?

 

[JoeyArnold]

Why aren't there less?

How many years did dinosaurs roam the earth?

 

[NGC 6712]

How many years did dinosaurs roam the earth?

Fossilisation is not an easy process to undergo. Heck if they all died in the mythical flood shouldn't there be tons of bones laying around?

 

[JoeyArnold]

Fossilisation is not an easy process to undergo. Heck if they all died in the mythical flood shouldn't there be tons of bones laying around?

Did you know they finds things on top of mountains?

 

[NGC 6712]

Did you know they finds things on top of mountains?

Yes, because mountains are uplifted in geological processes. And sometimes that is sedimentary rock that contains fossils.

 

[JoeyArnold]

Sedimentary rock sometimes contains fossils.

Agreed. Oh, here is a picture.

 

[NGC 6712]

Agreed. Oh, here is a picture.

Gee, a rotting basking shark from the Zuiyo-Maru. Never seen that before - lol.

 

[Elendur]

Gee, a rotting basking shark from the Zuiyo-Maru. Never seen that before - lol.

So that's what it was, had no idea.

 

[NGC 6712]

So that's what it was, had no idea.

Yeah - they did an amino-acid assay on some little bits that were saved. I can't believe anyone considered it a plesiosaur which were air breathing but somehow no one had ever seen one.

 

[Elendur]

Yeah - they did an amino-acid assay on some little bits that were saved. I can't believe anyone considered it a plesiosaur which were air breathing but somehow no one had ever seen one.

That's probably explainable with psychological factors. Things easily get out of hand.

BTW, just noticed.
Not cool by JoeyArnold in changing quotes (post #7 quoting post #6).

 

[JoeyArnold]

Rotting basking shark from the Zuiyo-Maru.

What kind of shark is this?

 

[USincognito]

What kind of shark is this?

A Basking shark. One of two that eat plankton.

 

[JoeyArnold]

A Basking shark. One of two that eat plankton.

Have you ever seen a basking shark that looked exactly like that?

 

[Nabobalis]

Here you are:

 

[NGC 6712]

Have you ever seen a basking shark that looked exactly like that?

I've seen quite a few large rotting animals that look strange when the spinal column is somewhat intact but the rest has disintegrated. Though not a basking shark per se.

I think the amino-acid assay but this to rest 30 years ago or so - plus it sure as heck couldn't be a plesiosaur.

 

[JoeyArnold]

Here you are: (silly picture).

How many years have dinosaurs been extinct?

 

[Nabobalis]

How many years have dinosaurs been extinct?

Millions of years, but Stan is pretty much alive in our hearts!

 

[JoeyArnold]

It sure as heck couldn't be a plesiosaur.

How big do these kinds of sharks get?

 

[NGC 6712]

How many years have dinosaurs been extinct?

I realise you want that rotting shark to be a plesiosaur (which weren't dinosaurs by the way) for other reasons - but it was a rotting shark and dinosaurs (or marine reptiles like plesiosaurs) were not around when people were chucking spears and living in caves.