Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k3x8lmje1o

24•bookofjoe•8mo ago

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sharpshadow•8mo ago

Similar to the boneyard[0] which John Reeves discovered in Alaska.

kulahan•8mo ago

> "More than half of the known dinosaur species in the world are described from a single specimen. We have thousands of Pachyrhinosaurus here."

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.

mycatisblack•8mo ago

Come to think of it, our societies have a lot of mechanisms to ensure that human fossils will be close to non-existing. In my part of the world, bodies or even the smallest remains are retrieved. Even if it means dredging a lake. And when they dredge the lake they find a different body or clues to solve a decades-long disappearance mystery. What I’m getting at is that our bodies always end up in a wooden box or incinerated. Neither of which is conducive to fossilisation.

I wonder if there could be a way to opt for “likely natural fossilisation” in your testament.

kulahan•8mo ago

Pope Francis was interesting in part because he asked to be buried in a single casket. Typically, popes are buried in 3 caskets, one of which is lead. I’d wager there will be some EXCEPTIONALLY well-preserved human fossils.

somat•8mo ago

I saw the Bone Quarry at Dinosaur national park a couple of years ago, And it was very nearly a religious experience.

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.

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