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elleng

(130,973 posts)
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 05:10 AM Sep 2016

Paleontologists Discover "Dinosaur Death Trap" Full Of Complete Skeletons In Eastern Utah

Scientists say they’ve found the world’s first mass grave of dinosaurs killed in quicksand. The fossil block was discovered in Eastern Utah.

It took scientists with the Utah Geological Survey a decade to excavate the discovery—a huge 9-foot block of densely-packed, perfectly-preserved skeletons which weighs almost 20,000 pounds.

http://kuer.org/post/paleontologists-discover-dinosaur-death-trap-full-complete-skeletons-eastern-utah#stream/0

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Paleontologists Discover "Dinosaur Death Trap" Full Of Complete Skeletons In Eastern Utah (Original Post) elleng Sep 2016 OP
Too cool! rateyes Sep 2016 #1
Bullshit! Dinosaurs didn't think it was cool! Lucky Luciano Sep 2016 #2
Well, you would think that after the first one stepped rateyes Sep 2016 #3
Could have taken place over decades. Silly assumption that dinosaurs walked into quicksand.. Nitram Sep 2016 #14
What were all of those dinosaurs doing wandering rateyes Sep 2016 #15
Um, they were dinosaurs, not Einsteins. Nitram Sep 2016 #18
They should have evolved. Yet, so should the rateyes Sep 2016 #19
And we're letting climate change proceed unchecked. Nitram Sep 2016 #20
While back in Utah for starters--------------they have this "gang" in power" turbinetree Sep 2016 #4
got to get those assholes out of power for sure Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #6
This correct................. turbinetree Sep 2016 #12
that is awesome... didn't say what age of dinosaurs Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #5
The Velocipaptors seen in the Jurassic Park movies... ck4829 Sep 2016 #7
thanks! Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #9
UTAHRAPTORS - are now known as Repukasaurs packman Sep 2016 #8
haha! Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #10
That is my question, too. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 #11
A bad-ass pack-hunting predator NickB79 Sep 2016 #16
and feathers??? Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #17
Given that it's Utah, are they still looking for the human skeletons among the remains? OregonBlue Sep 2016 #13

rateyes

(17,438 posts)
3. Well, you would think that after the first one stepped
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 07:27 AM
Sep 2016

in the quicksand that the others wouldn't have followed. It's their own damned fault! 😜

Nitram

(22,816 posts)
14. Could have taken place over decades. Silly assumption that dinosaurs walked into quicksand..
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 10:52 PM
Sep 2016

into which other dinosaurs were already sinking.

rateyes

(17,438 posts)
15. What were all of those dinosaurs doing wandering
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 07:37 AM
Sep 2016

all alone in a place with quicksand pits? Not too smart of them.

rateyes

(17,438 posts)
19. They should have evolved. Yet, so should the
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 04:31 PM
Sep 2016

human race. Yet, we still have Trump and his supporters.

Nitram

(22,816 posts)
20. And we're letting climate change proceed unchecked.
Mon Sep 26, 2016, 08:29 AM
Sep 2016

That's even more stupid than falling into quicksand because we know it's happening yet we do nothing about it.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
12. This correct.................
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 11:54 AM
Sep 2016

they are nothing more than modern day Manifest Destiny and Doctrine of Discovery right wing fascists and all they do is scam from there "platform" and as you put it they are a******s.

Flint is in disrepair for drinking water, the Colorado River is dying and they both support the Bundy clan, and they both support the main herr sturmenfurher tdumpf and the other bigot pence

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
7. The Velocipaptors seen in the Jurassic Park movies...
Sat Sep 24, 2016, 08:05 AM
Sep 2016

are closer to the size of Utahraptors, actual Velociraptors would have been about knee-height to a human.

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