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Scientists find imprint of dinosaur posterior in Utah rock
Associated Press ^ | 3-26-04

Posted on 03/26/2004 12:17:22 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:46:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Amid well preserved dinosaur footprints along what used to be the shores of a prehistoric lake in southern Utah, scientists have found the rare signs of a dinosaur's posterior.

Two impressions, made about 200 million years ago when the dinosaur sat down, were found March 17 in St. George, in southwestern Utah, as scientists were investigating the area around a planned dinosaur museum.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Technical; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: dinosaur; museum
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1 posted on 03/26/2004 12:17:26 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
ROFLMAOPIMP!!!!!!!
2 posted on 03/26/2004 12:18:26 PM PST by Dems_R_Losers (Except for the one who married me!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sit, boy!
Good dino!
3 posted on 03/26/2004 12:24:37 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
ROTFLMAO!

That is more than good. It is hilarious!

Blessings, Bobo
4 posted on 03/26/2004 12:25:44 PM PST by bobo1
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Looks more like the rear view to me.
5 posted on 03/26/2004 12:29:23 PM PST by hgro
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
sat down, stood up, walked a few paces and sat down again

BTDT, and today is one of those days.

6 posted on 03/26/2004 12:49:01 PM PST by mtbopfuyn
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To: hgro
So...it's a butt print? Why didn't they say so! This should reveal some new evidence about obesity in the PreCambrien epoch.

Gum

7 posted on 03/26/2004 12:50:17 PM PST by ChewedGum (http://king-of-fools.com)
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To: MineralMan

8 posted on 03/26/2004 12:54:57 PM PST by ASA Vet ("Anyone who signed up after 11/28/97 is a newbie")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; mykdsmom
ROFL!!!!
9 posted on 03/26/2004 12:56:06 PM PST by Constitution Day (Over 140,000 FReepers, and just about all of us will be going pro in something other than politics.)
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To: Constitution Day; Oldeconomybuyer
OMG......ROFLOL!!!!!

Now THAT is priceless.

MKM

10 posted on 03/26/2004 1:31:07 PM PST by mykdsmom (Proud to be a Free Republic ARCHconservative threatening Communist protesters for over 3 years)
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To: RikaStrom; xsmommy; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Hey, Teach, is this what dinosaurs really looked like? No wonder they died out! Who'd reproduce with one of them?
11 posted on 03/26/2004 1:34:21 PM PST by Argh
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Xeroxosaurus.
12 posted on 03/26/2004 1:36:30 PM PST by Graymatter
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Traces of squatting dinosaurs..."

That's a great title for something...

13 posted on 03/26/2004 1:37:27 PM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb
"Traces of squatting dinosaurs are very rare,"

Which suggest that this guy doesn't know squat about dinosaurs.

14 posted on 03/26/2004 1:39:02 PM PST by r9etb
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
ROFLMAO!
Good One!
LOL
15 posted on 03/26/2004 1:44:00 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: Eaker
"ROTFLMAO" ping
16 posted on 03/26/2004 1:44:39 PM PST by thackney (Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Please. It is proper posting etiquette to provide a warning before posting such photos.
17 posted on 03/26/2004 1:45:25 PM PST by cinFLA
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
sat down, stood up, walked a few paces and sat down again

Actually, I'll bet that's the spot Hillary occupied a few years ago when Bill Clinton went to that area to steal a good part of the state of Utah.

18 posted on 03/26/2004 1:49:35 PM PST by ErnBatavia (Gay marriage is for suckers...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; Argh
Best laugh I've had all day! ***Thank you***!!!!
19 posted on 03/26/2004 3:05:01 PM PST by dansangel (*PROUD to be a knuckle-dragging, toothless, inbred, right-wing, Southern, gun-toting Neanderthal *)
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To: PatrickHenry
Scary crevo news PING.
20 posted on 03/26/2004 3:11:57 PM PST by jennyp (http://crevo.bestmessageboard.com)
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