tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post6610795210302710373..comments2024-01-02T16:09:12.886-07:00Comments on Chinleana: Triassic Officially Loses Status as the First Period of the Age of Dinosaurs Because it Just Doesn't Have ManyBill Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941940882532354219noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-16616209651214620902011-04-02T22:22:29.251-07:002011-04-02T22:22:29.251-07:00This is certainly a step in the right direction. D...This is certainly a step in the right direction. Dinosaurs are just a afterthought until they get a foothold BY COMPLETE ACCIDENT. Duh! They took over because the "crimson crocs" were vanquished by the random arrival of a mantle plume, and then they took advantage of the cheap real estate.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525118122972150871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-10971395655463124912011-04-01T12:05:41.141-07:002011-04-01T12:05:41.141-07:00220Mya,
True enough! Given the upper parts of the...220Mya,<br /><br />True enough! Given the upper parts of the Newark Supergroup, the Moenave, etc., are redbeds, I suggest we declare them "Triassic, old-style" and therefore throw them to the Permian! The Jurassic will from now on start with the Aalenian...Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-84980361039482805222011-04-01T11:16:14.353-07:002011-04-01T11:16:14.353-07:00Actually, man, the Triassic was when dinosaurs wer...Actually, man, the Triassic was when dinosaurs were still cool and obscure. That was before they got big and sold out.<br /><br />Eventually, though, they went back underground.Stevo Darklynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-55606680225185126242011-04-01T10:24:18.715-07:002011-04-01T10:24:18.715-07:00Tom - all joking aside, many of the classic "...Tom - all joking aside, many of the classic "Triassic" redbeds have actually been re-assigned to the Early Jurassic.220myahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403919493457640549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-53740465735173975282011-04-01T08:16:12.739-07:002011-04-01T08:16:12.739-07:00LOL... saw this an was like "what?" Lol...LOL... saw this an was like "what?" Lol... and thought to myself great! First Pluto... now this ha ha ha.<br /><br />Best Wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-64179807009644138062011-04-01T07:30:57.551-07:002011-04-01T07:30:57.551-07:00I'm OK With this.I'm OK With this.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718847558790015112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-73041591168115553072011-04-01T06:46:51.530-07:002011-04-01T06:46:51.530-07:00Thomas, I Germany there's at least a „Buntsand...Thomas, I Germany there's at least a „Buntsandstein“ (coloured sandstone) to give a little relief from all these red beds. ;-)<br /><br /><br />BTW: Thanks for your “geological time-arm” idea, which I have <a href="http://blog.effjot.net/2008/11/geologischer-zeit-arm/" rel="nofollow">shamelessly appropriated</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-71554740454991731952011-04-01T06:42:25.164-07:002011-04-01T06:42:25.164-07:00The term “Permotriassic” has been intensively used...The term “Permotriassic” has been intensively used for decades, it's about time to acknowledge the fact the the Triassic is just a meagre appendix to the great Permian.<br /><br />Herewith I propose a new name for the new, combined period. Based on the almost forgotten German name “Dyas” (2) for the Permian and “Triassic” (3), the new period shall obviously be called “Pentassic”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-2403797881724772222011-04-01T05:39:52.283-07:002011-04-01T05:39:52.283-07:00And you forgot a critical part:
The Triassic? Too...And you forgot a critical part:<br /><br />The Triassic? Too many goddam redbeds. Pick a new color, dammit!Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-32702138520718295102011-04-01T02:04:14.795-07:002011-04-01T02:04:14.795-07:00Clever.Clever.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-27172748459375009032011-04-01T01:02:07.631-07:002011-04-01T01:02:07.631-07:00Almost Onion-like... wow. You, Randy and Sterling ...Almost Onion-like... wow. You, Randy and Sterling need to stop reinterpreting our Trias dinos away!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519292617097628087.post-59392543760700389652011-04-01T00:16:07.294-07:002011-04-01T00:16:07.294-07:00Nice April Fools Joke!Nice April Fools Joke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com