Re: Romer's Gap tetrapod dig begins in Scotland (news story)

[Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com>]

I think the intent is to examine the stratigraphy and paleoenvironments 
and provide a framework for the fossil discoveries, not to hit a 
skeleton.  If that happens,well  that's just good luck.

I've almost completed a catalog of fossil vertebrate remains found in 
cores and it's more than one might think.  A surprising number of them 
turned out to be types.

Dan

On 4/7/2013 10:37 AM, Clair Ossian wrote:
> I didn't see any information about the diameter of the drill bore. Is this
> just a shot in the dark? Unless they have a very large core drill they are
> not likely to find very much of interest, in my opinion. I have seen
> recognizable fossils turn up in four inch diameter cores, but this is
> extraordinarily rare.
>
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> On 4/7/13 11:21 AM, "Ben Creisler" <bcreisler@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > From: Ben Creisler
> > bcreisler@gmail.com
> >
> >
> > A news story about a borehole to find early tetrapod fossils at an
> > undisclosed spot in Scotland:
> >
> > http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/fossil-hunters-dig-deep-in-scottish-b
> > orders-1-2881461
> >
> >
> >   A comment on the project:
> >
> >
> > http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/comment-borehole-fossils-may-fill-the
> > -gap-1-2881479
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