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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/04/pompeii-style-volcano-in-china-preserved-treasure-trove-of-fossilized-dinosaurs/Pompeii-style volcano in China preserved treasure trove of fossilized dinosaurs
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 14:07 EST
A treasure trove of fossilised dinosaurs and other long-extinct species in northeastern China was created, Pompeii-style, by an erupting volcano, scientists said Tuesday.
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It has yielded the remains of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, early birds and mammals, as well as turtles, lizards, freshwater fish, frogs, plants and insects, which inhabited a long-gone vista of lakes and conifer forests.
Many of the specimens are astonishingly well preserved, revealing even scales, feathers, hair or skin a precious find indeed for palaeontologists.
The secret of the preservation, according to a study led by Baoyu Jiang of Nanjing University in Jiangsu, lies in a brutal volcanic episode that extinguished life all around and then buried it in dust, locking it away for eternity.
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)the Earth is only 6,000 years old!
Seriously, thanks for the post!
Orrex
(63,263 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Beat me to it!
I hope some pigmentation was preserved.
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)the creationist are spinning on their heads after seeing this....
denbot
(9,901 posts)Meh, close enough
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)The newest argument is that God buried bones to confuse us.
Good job, God.
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)if that's the case, how do they figure such a being would be worthy of worship.....
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)We need you in the Atheists and Agnostics group. Anyone who calls god "Sky Santa" is definitely welcome.
siligut
(12,272 posts)Good thing I can think for myself or I would be confused, just the way god wants us.
Okay, THAT is confusing.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)Next time I am confronted with the absurdity of "god did that to confuse the scientists", I must remember this.
yodermon
(6,143 posts)Until they were found, of course
siligut
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Maybe those blood-sucking things from that Vin Diesel movie, Pitch Black:
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No, not really . . .
siligut
(12,272 posts)They have survived through periods of adaptation humans have yet to see.