Showing posts with label Fossils and Bones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fossils and Bones. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

Mammoth discovery in Scott County


Read about it here

I almost puked on myself when the bimbo on the local news said this mammoth was killed by the "Oldest human beings known to exist", which is exactly the kind of moronic drivel most of us can expect from idiotic newsreaders. This huge beast died around 10,000 - 12,000 years ago, probably killed by Clovis people.

Many mammoth remains have been discovered in Kansas, most of them in the form of petrified molars or tusks discovered in rivers. Potential kill sites such as this one are much more rare.

When growing up, the grandfather of the fundamentalist family next door found a molar while excavating gravel on the Walnut river outside of Ark City. They believed it was a remnant of the "monsters" wiped out by Noah's flood. I'm sure the newsreader would agree!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Fossils & Bones

I found these the other day. I like them :)



(above) Tabulate Coral (Syringopora) - Greenwood County, Kansas


(above) Crinoids - Greenwood County, Kansas

(above) Old Teeth - Greenwood County, Kansas

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Fossils & Bones

Some pieces from my tabletop collection. I picked up most of these last year. Right now, the bones are a mystery to me as to what they are.... Cow, Horse, Bison??? I know they're old!

(above) Unknown jawbone - Chase County, Kansas


(above) Old bone fragments - Cowley County, Kansas

(above) Brachiopods - Butler County, Kansas


(above) Brachiopods and Bivalves - Cowley County, Kansas

(above) Amblysiphonella and Bryozoan fossils - Unknown County, Kansas


(above) Brachiopod with spines still intact - Butler County, Kansas

(above) Bryozoan fossils under UV lighting

For more information on Kansas fossils visit:
GeoKansas
Oceans of Kansas