Rare T. rex footprints in New Mexico help round out picture of ...

Photo: This fossilized track of a 66 million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, was discovered near the only confirmed T. rex tracks in the world.

[Uhhh]

"Tropical", jungle?

[anyone]

The article should have mentioned that although the actual track is off-limits to visitors, cast molds of the track can be seen at various local museums.

The Raton Scouting Museum had a cast displayed a couple years ago - not sure if they still do.

The Sugarite State Park Visitor Center has a cast.

And I'm sure I saw a cast years ago at the Trinidad State Junior College at the archaeological museum.

[Eideard]

Pretty good impression for only 6,000 years old.

That is - if you're a nutball creationist, climate skeptic Republikan.

Har!

[Stygimoloch]

Please don't start that up again. We get enough of unintelligent design elswhere on the forum.

Anyways, I heard that it has been argued that there was a second species of Tyrannosaurus, T. vannus, in Texas. Could this possibly be it?

[Son of Rome]

Good article, interesting note about the KT boundary asteroid strike event.

Good job Boy Scouts!

[ok fine]

anyone wrote:

The article should have mentioned that although the actual track is off-limits to visitors, cast molds of the track can be seen at various local museums.

The article DOES include that information:

"And although the public doesn't have access to the site, the museum has a full cast of the track on display next to the T. rex skeleton replica of Stan..."

[NM Desert Rat]

Very interesting article. I enjoyed reading it.

[Chucho]

I found what appears to be a petrified reptilian egg. It is a flattened sphere about six inches in diamater and about three inches thick at its center. Where can I have it checked by a professional?

[If you]

Chucho wrote:

I found what appears to be a petrified reptilian egg. It is a flattened sphere about six inches in diamater and about three inches thick at its center. Where can I have it checked by a professional?

are actually in Whittier - Page Museum. Make an appointment.

If here, I'm not sure

[Chucho]

Thanks, If You. I will take it to the Abq museum next time I go to the big city.

[Cynic]

Chucho wrote:

Thanks, If You. I will take it to the Abq museum next time I go to the big city.

Give them a call first. Don't show up on a Sunday afternoon expecting the research/curative staff to be around.

[Ms Ann Thrope]

Eideard wrote:

Pretty good impression for only 6,000 years old. That is - if you're a nutball creationist, climate skeptic Republikan. Har!

Har, indeed. You beat me to it.

Were there signs of the saddle used by its human riders, as depicted in the Creationist Museum in Kentucky?

[Jean]

I live in southwest N.M., any prints found in this area?

[cbbWI]

Stygimoloch wrote:

Please don't start that up again. We get enough of unintelligent design elswhere on the forum.
Anyways, I heard that it has been argued that there was a second species of Tyrannosaurus, T. vannus, in Texas. Could this possibly be it?

It is possible. I didn't notice anything in the article thaty would be indicative of that, but it is certainly plausible.

[Robert N Roland]

Very interesting. Nice article-- certainly a high step above the usual garbage seen on US "news" media the last decade. Imagaine that, some real intellectual content.