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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimbogumbo on April 22, 2024, 02:46:15 PM

Title: The travertine fossil
Post by: jimbogumbo on April 22, 2024, 02:46:15 PM
Not a children's book: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/04/hominin-jawbone-fossil-floor-tile-travertine/678153/
Title: Re: The travertine fossil
Post by: Parasaurolophus on April 22, 2024, 03:25:25 PM
I've heard of shells and invertebrates in travertine, but I wouldn't have expected quite that. Makes for a hell of a conversation piece.
Title: Re: The travertine fossil
Post by: nebo113 on April 23, 2024, 04:45:24 AM
Saw the article this morning.  I understand how it got there, but still seems a tad goulish to pee and poop with a human bone at my feet.
Title: Re: The travertine fossil
Post by: apl68 on April 23, 2024, 07:10:33 AM
I've heard of the old poem "The Face on the Barroom Floor."  This kind of takes things to a new level.
Title: Re: The travertine fossil
Post by: nebo113 on April 24, 2024, 03:55:52 PM
Quote from: apl68 on April 23, 2024, 07:10:33 AMI've heard of the old poem "The Face on the Barroom Floor."  This kind of takes things to a new level.
Now we have the updated version:  The Mandible on the Bathroom Floor
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