'Monster' fossil find

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:33 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5403570.stm

Jorn Harald Hurum, co-director of the dig, said he was taken aback by the sheer density of fossil remains in one area.

"You can't walk for more than 100m without finding a skeleton. That's amazing anywhere in the world," he told BBC News.

Looks like they'll be busy for a while.

The discovery of a gigantic pliosaur, nicknamed The Monster, was one of the most remarkable discoveries of the expedition.

Its skeleton has dinner-plate-sized neck vertebrae, and the lower jaw has teeth as big as bananas.

I'd hate to run into one of these guys in a dark loch.

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:20 pm

Obviously fossils that dense must have been left by the Flood less than 6,000 years ago.

stan · Post by **stan** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:41 pm

more great journalism:

Plesiosaurs are said to fit descriptions of Scotland's mythical Loch Ness monster.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:39 am

yeah laughable
the loch ness monster myth was started off by christianity to prove the superiority of their god over that of the locals

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:42 am

If a drunk monk is "Christianity" you have a good point.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:04 am

st george fighting dragons in england when he never left anatolia
st patrick banishing snakes from ireland that were never there
st columba banishing the loch ness monster by making the sign of the cross at it
need i say more

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:42 am

I guess it depends on which version of the St. Columba story appeals to you most.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:46 am

there is only one

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:49 am

I'm just too into football today Marduk to search 'em up. Maybe tomorrow.

stan · Post by **stan** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:55 pm

Marduk wrote:

st patrick banishing snakes from ireland that were never there

One of my favorite reference works is the Catholic Encyclopedia. It is very scholarly and has a lot of detailed historical stuff. It also has all the official church legends it and I enjoyed reading the one about St. Patrick.
The story is written as a straight biography, with lots of historical material about St. Pat.
It segues seamlessly into the miracles...interestingly, it mentions nothing about snakes.

However, there is a dramatic account of a great battle between StP and the Head Druid, by which StP brought Xtianity to Ireland. (My god is stronger than your god!) The HD flew into the sky! But St. P was able to cast him down to destruction on the rocks, mightily impressing the thousands assembled and causing them to repent of their Druidical ways. If you don't believe it, read it for your self!

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War Arrow · Post by **War Arrow** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:13 pm

marduk wrote:st george fighting dragons in england when he never left anatolia
st patrick banishing snakes from ireland that were never there
st columba banishing the loch ness monster by making the sign of the cross at it
need i say more

Just for the record, the same thing happened down Mexico way with the pre-conquest eagle perched upon a cactus devouring a human heart becoming the post-conquest eagle perched upon a cactus devouring a serpent, as seen on the national flag.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:16 pm

yep serpents apparently are everywhere
even when theyre not