the tatter Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Personally, I consider it jargon. Not technically correct, but gets the point across without being unwieldy. Sort of like when people talk about their "disc drive" being full even when it's solid state and has no discs or drive. But that's just me.... not a big stickler for precision as long as everybody gets the gist and has a good time. :-) It cracks me up when the news people say "caught on tape", when we all know it was from a cell phone. 1 Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Or 'dial' a phone number... Do people still say that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHyatt Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Or 'dial' a phone number... Do people still say that? I spent a few years contracting for Northern Telecom writing code for telephones switches. A buddy took me to see a working model of a Strowger Switch (or something a bit newer). If you've ever actually used a rotary dial phone, you'll immediately recognize the sounds. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cNNKLuM8yY8 Info: Craig Hyatt, retired software/electrical engineer Experience: Beginner, fossil hunting less than a year Location: Eagle Pass, TX USA on the border with Mexico, hot dry desert Formation: Escondido, Marine, Upper Cretaceous Materials: Sandstone, Mudstone, Shale, Chert, Chalk Typical: Thalassinoides, Sphenodiscus, Exogyra, Inoceramus Reference: http://txfossils.com/Txfossils.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertramp Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 The overall picture looks like wave ripple marks. On closer examination, I see small patterned gouges that are telling me more like sedimentary mud flutes. yes, interesting pattern...longitudinal furrows and ridges? could CAtoPA add some more pics showing a lateral view of the piece? ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAtoPA Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 yes, interesting pattern...longitudinal furrows and ridges? could CAtoPA add some more pics showing a lateral view of the piece? ciao Ciao, Supertramp! I will take more pictures when I get back out to that site... The piece was too heavy to move, being about 5" thick and about 3 feet in diameter, roughly. But I plan to return to that area soon, so I'll let you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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