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Intrepid New Zealand fossil hunter hopes he has found a dinosaur


Doctor Mud

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Story of an intrepid fossil hunter in New Zealand who hopes he has found a dinosaur.

 

https://i.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/100187691/game-of-bones-has-glen-dug-up-a-dinosaur-or-is-it-a-whale-of-a-tale

 

 

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Says the fossil will be 6 foot long when complete.

 

Looks like Miocene siltstone concretion that is common to the area (Taranaki) so I'm betting it could be a baleen whale skull. Alas for this bloke, not a dinosaur

 

@Boesse what do you think? I recommended he get in touch with Ewan.

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Well it is bone and it is obviously in rock, therefore it must be a dinosaur.:shrug:

We know this because only dino bones can be in rock,right?:headscratch:

 

:hearty-laugh::hearty-laugh::hearty-laugh:

Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys."

Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough."

 

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When becoming an intrepid fossil hunter, a basic idea of geological timescale is important...

“...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin

Happy hunting,

Mason

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18 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

When becoming an intrepid fossil hunter, a basic idea of geological timescale is important...

 

  Many people see and think what they want to see and think.  But still, a cool rock either way. 

 

RB

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31 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

When becoming an intrepid fossil hunter, a basic idea of geological timescale is important...

Very true. Sounds

like this guy has a great collection. It is always nice to me to know the context or the burning question .....how old are these?

 

Well he has found a spectacular fossil and It seems to have sparked him to want to know more which should lead to more knowledge on the geology of his area.

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15 minutes ago, RJB said:

 

  Many people see and think what they want to see and think.  But still, a cool rock either way. 

 

RB

 

I reckon. And it doesn't have to be a dinosaur to be cool either. By the size of his fossil (only part is shown) he could have a decent chunk of whale skull which might be important. Would have to see the other bits. But he says the whole rock is 6 foot long.

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17 minutes ago, Doctor Mud said:

 

I reckon. And it doesn't have to be a dinosaur to be cool either. By the size of his fossil (only part is shown) he could have a decent chunk of whale skull which might be important. Would have to see the other bits. But he says the whole rock is 6 foot long.

Yeah,, a really cool rock.  Just wish it was mine to prep.   But I can do with the lowly crab fossil?  Ha!  :)

 

RB

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13 minutes ago, Boesse said:

Those are definitely, definitely baleen whale mandibles!

 

Awesome!

 

Says he has much more of this - hopfully some ear bones too??

 

Hope he gets in touch with Ewan or you could try and get in touch with him. Could be an interesting specimen....

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i met the guy he was high on drugs driving back and forth along the road with a gun trying to scare me off because he didnt like fossil hunters. thats a bit ironic.

in his surrounding area there are hundreds of fossil crabs found (miocene) known localy as crab valley. he even had a tumidocarcinus giganteus claw he was trying to sell for $20.000 LOL  from my impression it was all about the money.

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