tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post6550504954579620778..comments2024-01-02T16:09:12.886-07:00Comments on Chinleana: Triassic Mystery FossilBill Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941940882532354219noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-20082664701241325562010-12-31T09:45:25.795-07:002010-12-31T09:45:25.795-07:00Sorry Bill, but food and drink aren't allowed ...Sorry Bill, but food and drink aren't allowed in my prep lab anymore. A nice bottle of Scotch in my desk drawer wouldn't be a bad idea though...iPreparatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998682923423320978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-56050978566833437722010-12-30T21:42:02.833-07:002010-12-30T21:42:02.833-07:00I'll spare everyone the torment. It is the pos...I'll spare everyone the torment. It is the posterior portion of the right side of a phytosaur skull, probably Smilosuchus.Bill Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941940882532354219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-50747833475574791342010-12-30T13:09:13.766-07:002010-12-30T13:09:13.766-07:00Dicynodont? (that is, posterior part of skull of.....Dicynodont? (that is, posterior part of skull of...)Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-75512263087632397522010-12-29T19:13:59.189-07:002010-12-29T19:13:59.189-07:00It is a giant fossil rodent in left lateral view. ...It is a giant fossil rodent in left lateral view. You can clearly see the snout protruding in the upper left,with pointy incisors just below. His chin is in the lower left. His eye socket is in the upper right. I don't know what the big hole in the side of his face is, but that is irrelevant.Jeffrey W. Martz, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923720923588241488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-10006642387319827702010-12-29T13:26:22.281-07:002010-12-29T13:26:22.281-07:00PFV 161 - Camp Butte beds.PFV 161 - Camp Butte beds.Bill Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941940882532354219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-36282594161012619852010-12-29T11:18:35.664-07:002010-12-29T11:18:35.664-07:00I would guess that the fossil is the back portion ...I would guess that the fossil is the back portion of a phytosaur skull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-62342014069489102782010-12-29T10:20:29.708-07:002010-12-29T10:20:29.708-07:00I'm more interested in its locality and strati...I'm more interested in its locality and stratigraphic position.220myahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403919493457640549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-87838120913281628652010-12-29T08:37:59.074-07:002010-12-29T08:37:59.074-07:00I am so dissapointed in everyone, especially iPrep...I am so dissapointed in everyone, especially iPreparator who should know that this is a multi-container opener for late nights in the prep lab. Sheesh!<br /><br />Actually Nick was spot on with the phaser guess.Bill Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941940882532354219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-58184257382467299032010-12-29T08:13:33.982-07:002010-12-29T08:13:33.982-07:00Gah, I'm such an idiot. It was staring me in t...Gah, I'm such an idiot. It was staring me in the face the whole time! Talk about obvious, ok, the big reveal.... an SVP Scalebar! Thanks for the stumper Bill.iPreparatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998682923423320978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-79985913259944907832010-12-29T06:15:38.700-07:002010-12-29T06:15:38.700-07:00The specimen could a remnant of an aetogate impact...The specimen could a remnant of an aetogate impact event. It could also be a remnant of a phytosaur skull crushed during a drunken frenzy (ca 2008). If one ignores the bones it is obviously a petrified sandbox.Sauierkrauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718436239674556770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-38324342917160216582010-12-29T03:02:44.684-07:002010-12-29T03:02:44.684-07:00Lies about it being a Triassic mystery fossil, it&...Lies about it being a Triassic mystery fossil, it's clearly a Paleolithic phaser. ;)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718847558790015112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-70734146252660689962010-12-28T23:33:32.152-07:002010-12-28T23:33:32.152-07:00Oh! Oh! I know this. If I had to draw an ornithisc...Oh! Oh! I know this. If I had to draw an ornithischian astragalus from memory this is exactly what it would look like.iPreparatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998682923423320978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-23749332794810267552010-12-28T22:27:01.826-07:002010-12-28T22:27:01.826-07:00Looks like a skinny crocodile, but whatever it is,...Looks like a skinny crocodile, but whatever it is, it clearly ate plants.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.com