Tag: South Dakota
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Throwback Thursday #226: Poem “Rockitis”
This is Throwback Thursday #226. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The author of the poem below was Winifred Reutter (1909 – 1998) of White River, South Dakota. She…
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Stan the T. rex just became the most expensive fossil ever sold
LiveScience has a story about the sale of Stan the T-rex on October 6th, 2020. Stan sold for $32 million and set a new record for the sale of a fossil. SUE the T-rex, which went on sale back in 1997, had the previous record as it sold for $8.36 million. Many paleontologists are dismayed…
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Fossil Friday #18: Oligocene Mammals
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #18. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! These fossil pictures here were contributed by…
