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WHAT IS THIS?

Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:27:49 GMT

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:30:57 GMT

Full shot:

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cherry — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:32:05 GMT

It looks like amber of some sort

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MacDUFF — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:33:05 GMT

The puddle under the bathroom sink at my office under a microscope?

Ack!

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MacDUFF — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:34:01 GMT

I thought the pic in the OP was a leaf or a fossil or some sort.

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:34:16 GMT

@MacDUFF wrote:
The puddle under the bathroom sink at my office under a microscope?

Ack!

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I love that, lol !

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meem120 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:36:30 GMT

Is it a feather from an angel's wing?

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:42:42 GMT

@MacDUFFand @cherry are right!

It's the tail of a 100 million year old dinosaur, covered in feathers (the tail, not the baby dino), caught in amber and discovered recently in Burma.

This is pretty exciting because it provides evidence for the relationship of dinos and birds

Nerdy News Of The Day

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VanSleepy — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:38:27 GMT

One of those special California rocks that fell out of its leather pouch.

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:39:18 GMT

@VanSleepy wrote:
One of those special California rocks that fell out of its leather pouch.

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LOL

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:41:30 GMT

Two news reports:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/08/dinosaur-tail-feathers-encased-amber-may-hold-jurassic-secrets/95125370/

I like the scientific name of it from the NY Times: "That thing with feathers".

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/science/dinosaur-feathers-amber.html?_r=0

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goldensrbest — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:06:08 GMT

Now don't come down on me , like i am crazy but i wonder if it would ever be possible in science ,that someday they will be able to bring them back to our planet, why they would i do not know.

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:16:55 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Now don't come down on me , like i am crazy but i wonder if it would ever be possible in science ,that someday they will be able to bring them back to our planet, why they would i do not know.

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@goldensrbest

I'm pretty sure they could try to do it now if they worked on it. This particular specimen has tissue attached, which might mean viable DNA.

There's been talk about some scientists trying but it's all underground. The problem is how to control the creatures and could some carry illness, etc.

Still, it's exciting to think about.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:17:17 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Now don't come down on me , like i am crazy but i wonder if it would ever be possible in science ,that someday they will be able to bring them back to our planet, why they would i do not know.

I hope they never bring them back! Many creatures become extinct for good reasons.

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:19:45 GMT

From the NYTimes:

"The feathers most likely belonged to a baby nonavian theropod, meaning it looked more similar to a velociraptor or Tyrannosaurus rex than to a modern bird. That said, it was probably only about the size of a sparrow."

(A velociraptor... shades of Jurassic Park)

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:22:54 GMT

Here's what they think it looked like:

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Sister Golden Hair — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:23:14 GMT

I have an amber pendant and it is so pretty.

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:28:01 GMT

@Sister Golden Hair wrote:
I have an amber pendant and it is so pretty.

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@Sister Golden Hair

It is, and it's history in a way, especially if you have a piece of something in it. I bought a couple of pieces back when another channel carried it.

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MickD — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:28:02 GMT

@Noel7 - I thought it was either amber or a tree in a forest fire. That little guy sure is cute.....he can stay in Jurassic Park!!!!!

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Noel7 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:29:18 GMT

@MickD wrote:
@Noel7 - I thought it was either amber or a tree in a forest fire. That little guy sure is cute.....he can stay in Jurassic Park!!!!!

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Hi @MickD He is kind of cute but I wouldn't bring him home with me