Tag: fossil
Posted on July 20, 2018
Terrific Trilobites
Have you ever wondered what the world would have looked like before Noah’s flood? When you go camping today, you might worry about a bear getting into your food. But, what if you had to worry about T. …
Posted on April 6, 2017
Four Arguments Against Living Fossils Answered
I scoured the beautiful, thick glossy pages with a skeptical eye. Internally, questions and objections were popping up all over my mind as I fleshed out the ideas presented. The book was “Living Fossils”, by Dr. Carl Werner. …
Posted on February 16, 2017
Exploring Living Fossils – Land Lovers – Part 3
The stillness of a summer evening was just beginning to set in. But looking down on the wide grassy area, it buzzed with life. In the summer, swarms of dragonflies loved this area that could be seen from …
Updated on February 8, 2017
Exploring Living Fossils – Sea Life – Part 2
In those quiet moments just before dawn, the rhythmic sound of rolling waves cascading against the sandy beach was the only sound. The wet sand gradually began to glisten as the minutes passed and the first rays of …
Posted on February 3, 2017
Exploring Living Fossils – Part 1
As I scanned the display of familiar Kansas fossils, taking lots of pictures for my personal research record, there was one oddly shaped fossil that didn’t quite seem to fit in with the others. But, with the overwhelming …
Posted on January 19, 2017
Preserving Pearls
“May I hold it?” I asked, marveling at the two small objects in his hands. The man placed them in my hands. Gently, I rolled around the small, imperfectly shaped little ball. It felt lighter than I had …
Updated on January 12, 2017
Tip-Toe Tracks
The dark gray sky glowed with eerie shades of sickly green, rusty red, and deep purple. Patches of smoky black lingered low in the sky, sometimes broken by torrential shafts of rain. Deep rumbling noises and echoes of …
Updated on December 9, 2016
A New Fossil Tail
Did you ever play the game, “Telephone”, passing a whispered phrase down the line of people? By the time the person on the end blurts out whatever they heard, it’s usually not what the first person said. The …
Posted on October 21, 2016
Feasting Fish
My excitement and nervousness rose as the powdery gray dust puffed up from where both my friend and I carefully chipped away at the flaky gray rock, revealing tiny areas of black, little by little. Those little areas …
Updated on October 7, 2016
Bone Mix
I could feel the bright sunlight beams gently warming my back as they slowly made their way around the nice shade. Sitting up tall on the ground, I traded my chisel and hammer for a water bottle to …