Ice-Age Fossils Unearthed At Construction Site In California 44
An anonymous reader writes: Constructions workers in Carlsbad, CA. have recently discovered Ice Age mammoth and prehistoric bison fossils during an excavation. The fossils were taken to the San Diego Museum of Natural History for examination and storage. "The bison fossil, which includes a skull and partial skeleton, is the most unusual and probably the most complete of the larger animals found at the project site. These are big animals, much larger than modern plains bison," said curator of paleontology at the San Diego Museum of Natural History, Tom Deméré.
It must have been cold (Score:1)
For California to have had ab uce age
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First ET cartridges [wikipedia.org], now Ice Age props, I wonder what they'll dig up next.
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Jimmy Hoffa, Shergar, Jim Morrison...
Brendan Fraser? (Score:1)
Because nobody Rs TFA: This was found in Carlsbad, closer to San Diego than LA -- any chance we can skip the Encino Man jokes? Please?
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I thought it was Encinitas Man...
Were these fossils found in a giant barbeque pit? Carlsbad used to have them on the beach there.
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No chance of that, buuuuuuuuuddy.
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I want to rewatch this movie again.
Truly a masterpiece of film.
gonzagas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
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Because nobody Rs TFA: This was found in Carlsbad, closer to San Diego than LA
Well everyone knows that San Diego has fossils, several of them teach maths at UCSD.
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>The anti-religion crowd likes to belittle and attack as stupid anyone that believes in a higher power.
Would you like some fries with your strawman?
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Most people that believe in God do not reject science.
Except when it comes to their particular precious little unfounded beliefs, which they have to retain so that a) they can think their parents were good people and not just another cog in a system of control which brainwashed them and b) so they can think they're intelligent and logical and haven't just wasted their life believing unfounded bullshit completely unsupported by any science or logic.
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Maybe. Or it could be that out of the many ridiculous things you believe it's the most related to the topic at hand.
Re:And still the xians' lies.... (Score:4, Insightful)
The purported record of births and deaths in the Bible leads to the inescapable conclusion that the earth is about 6000 years old. If you define Christian as someone you believes, reads, and understands the Bible, anyone rejecting the young earth claim is not a Christian.
On the other hand, if the Bible is just a collection of allegories, then any conclusion is possible by suitably "interpreting" the text. In that case, Christianity means nothing. You can't have it both ways.
The reality? Most people don't bother examining their beliefs carefully, don't see the contradictions and don't worry about it when contradictions are pointed out. They try to live their lives reasonably and otherwise don't agonize over things that don't really affect them. It's not a bad way to live, but it's not how mankind advances.
Construction nightmare. (Score:5, Insightful)
Just what every project manager wants to hear, "Everybody go home we found some bones. We'll call you when you can come back".
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Just what every project manager wants to hear, "Everybody go home we found some bones. We'll call you when you can come back".
Don't worry - NCIS Los Angeles is on the case. They almost always figure everything out within 44 minutes. But there will probably be some explosions, so watch yourself.
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Tomorrow's news: "Carlsbad project manager who reported fossils fired for delaying project."
RTFA. (Score:2)
Just what every project manager wants to hear, "Everybody go home we found some bones. We'll call you when you can come back".
''Take your time, this is kind of cool,'' said John Suster, Cornerstone's project superintendent after his team notified him of the find.
''It's a perfect example of how a mass grading operation can still be sensitive to historical and paleontological concerns. We stop everything or go grade another area on the site,' 'said Cornerstone CEO, Ure Kretowicz, who was apparently excited his company found the fossils at the project site.
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This is a rather different project [activerain.com]. It is 636 condos, with some affordable housing and low-income apartments on 156-acres. They have plenty of room to work elsewhere while the paleontologists do their work. Most projects do not have that luxury.
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I don't think he was being entirely serious, and I could have sworn I heard a whooshing sound when I read your comment. But just for the record, mammoths indeed were not dinosaurs and lived in a completely different time period together with early humans who hunted them.
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You don't know really religious people if you still believe that. They don't call it "blind faith" for nothing.
Here's a tip (Score:2)