This was fascinating to realize. I had no idea that our general experience was so spotty, but this also shows what an absolute gold mine this is.
I wonder if there could be a way to opt for “likely natural fossilisation” in your testament.
I was on a cross country trip and decided to see it on a whim, so no real research on what it was, I thought it was going to be a large fossil, and went "I like dinosaurs, A fossil will be fun" But when I went around that last corner, entered the site. I was not prepared, the sight quite literally took my breath away.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/DNM_Quar...
Then when you learn that what you are seeing is only a quarter of what was found there... I am a little conflicted, on the one hand it is great that so many museums get near complete skeletons, get to share this great thing with so many people. But there is a good amount of regret. as majestic as what was preserved imagine if it were kept whole.
Final thoughts: Bone Quarry is a great name for a metal band.
sharpshadow•8mo ago
0. https://www.theboneyardak.com/about