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300 million-year-old fossil skeleton in Utah could be the first of its kind
CNN ^ | November 5, 2021 | By Sherry Liang

Posted on 11/05/2021 11:11:55 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: READINABLUESTATE; Salamander
Prehistoric salamander?

Watch it buddy!

21 posted on 11/05/2021 1:25:23 PM PDT by null and void (The Washington DC Swamp, Where Bottom Feeders Are Apex Predators!)
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To: Red Badger

A rattlesnake caught on a fish hook.
And that’s after only two tokes!


22 posted on 11/05/2021 1:42:35 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: Red Badger

ping


23 posted on 11/05/2021 2:42:07 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Red Badger

Did it vote for a Democrat in the last election? If not, the Dems should register it for 2022... 🤓


24 posted on 11/05/2021 2:45:37 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the one trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP conventional)
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To: Red Badger

Definitely the direct ancestor of the Squats, esp. Jayapal and Tlaib.


25 posted on 11/05/2021 3:51:36 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: Red Badger

The Mormon church hastened to baptize it.


26 posted on 11/05/2021 4:27:31 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: wbarmy
"Rock radioactive dating is selectively done to reinforce that original dating."

There are dozens of different methods for dating ancient materials, including radiometric and fossil comparisons.
For some sites several methods can be used to verify each other.

When multiple methods produce similar answers then confidence levels are pretty high.
When fossils of the same kind are found in different strata many miles apart, then it's reasonable to suggest those strata are roughly the same age.
Especially when confirmed by other dating methods.

It's how science is supposed to work.

27 posted on 11/05/2021 4:52:17 PM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Been a long time since we had a HT pic!


28 posted on 11/05/2021 4:55:27 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Red Badger

Yawwwwwn, seriously, who cares and I’m a geologist.


29 posted on 11/05/2021 5:31:43 PM PDT by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.5 6)
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To: Pez149
"And just how do you know it’s 300 million years old??
Did it have a tag saying it was made in the year 300,002,021???
All you know is that you found a bone in the ground,"

Well, first, it wasn't a bone, it was fossils, rocks, which right away suggests they're old, very old.

Second, most of the earth's geological strata have been mapped & studied to estimate their ages and conditions when first formed.
So once a geological stratum is identified, it's age can be estimated.
Third, there are dozens of different methods for determining ancient ages, including various radiometric processes.
When multiple methods produce similar results then confidence increases and any fossils found there can be used to help date those same fossils found elsewhere.

It's how science is supposed to work.

30 posted on 11/05/2021 6:20:08 PM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I know. They’ve all disappeared. This seemed like the perfect time.


31 posted on 11/05/2021 6:26:48 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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To: Red Badger

I saw this episode on the Simpsons.


32 posted on 11/05/2021 7:38:19 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts ((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
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