(cool post, btw) posted by briank at 6:57 PM on December 18, 2006
Very cool. I'll have to make a point to check this out next time I'm in Nebra ... oh nevermind. posted by itchylick at 7:09 PM on December 18, 2006 [1 favorite]
Anyone know of a list/map of places where fossil hunting is still legal? It's something I've always wanted to do. posted by Kickstart70 at 7:40 PM on December 18, 2006
Do it. Do it in a car. Drive out there on those scary straight-line roads. With the sun going down. And you're almost out of gas. And you stop in that one town, bleary eyed and velocitized, but everything is inexplicably closed. So you get back on the highway, chance it on making the next exit. Later on they tell you there ain't no such town. Now get your gas and get on outta here Yankee. You can still make Laramie tonight. posted by Area Control at 7:51 PM on December 18, 2006
Nice post, I love stuff like this. (Briank, it took me awhile, but I did finally arrive at the punchline.) posted by maxwelton at 8:00 PM on December 18, 2006
the skeletons of these animals are preserved in their death positions, complete with evidence of their last meals in their mouths
Amazing. Thanks for this. (Oh, and you should consider adding tags to this great post so folks will find it more easily later on.) posted by mediareport at 8:34 PM on December 18, 2006
This is awesome. Saber toothed deer? posted by boo_radley at 9:12 PM on December 18, 2006
And to think they're only 6,000 years old!
The remains of demons thrown up from the bowls of hell sent here to test mans faith in the divine word. Do not be tempted by the devil. posted by stbalbach at 9:23 PM on December 18, 2006
And to think they're only 6,000 years old!
As a Nebraskan, just have to throw out that Nebraska != Kansas. The state may vote Republican religiously, but we generally aren't bat shit insane like our southern neighbor... ;)
And thanks for digging this up j-urb. I read about Ash Fall many moons ago, but never have made the short trip up there. Will definitely have to do so! posted by Doktor at 9:51 PM on December 18, 2006
You can thank the Yellowstone Supervolcano for this. Consider it a preview of what our decendants will find of us, when it blows the next time. posted by spock at 10:02 PM on December 18, 2006
Whoa, cool. Thank you for posting! posted by headspace at 5:33 AM on December 19, 2006
Ashfall is surrounded by land that my grandparents, parents, uncles, and brothers farm, so it's more that a little surreal to read that people think this is interesting. I've always put it in the same camp as local attraction Reuben the Chimp at Zoo Nebraska in Royal, NE (pop 55).
"Zoo Nebraska is an unaccredited roadside zoo in Royal, Nebraska, that displayed four chimpanzees. On Saturday, September 10, 2005, zoo workers failed to properly lock the chimpanzees' cage after cleaning, and all four made a break for freedom. Reuben, Jimmy Joe, and Tyler were ultimately shot and killed. Zoo Nebraska quickly transferred Ripley, the surviving chimpanzee, to an exotic animal dealer's facility in Missouri. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating the incident.
This heartbreaking situation is a classic example of how captive chimpanzees in the zoo and entertainment industry are shuffled from one bad situation to another. After outliving their usefulness for movies, TV, and accredited zoos, these four chimpanzees ended up in a barren cage at a shoddy roadside zoo." posted by brozek at 6:30 PM on December 19, 2006
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