Thematic The Earth's Bones

**Geodude** · 03-14-2020, 07:03 PM - **1 Like**

Traversing a lava tube, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.

Attached Images

View Picture EXIF

**WPRESTO** · 03-15-2020, 05:18 AM

Originally posted by jquill

Sorry, I couldn't resist…Here are the "Earth's Bones" along the Ocean City Boardwalk New Bones

Technically I am a retired paleontologist whose specialty was dinosaurs. Two observations: 1) there are several thousand genera of dinosaurs known, but when it comes to a popular representation of one, Tyrannosaurus outnumbers all the others combined. 2) when in a movies/cartoon a Tyrannosaurus is about to eat someone or something, it first opens its mouth and roars. That's probably why it's extinct. No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey.

**WPRESTO** · 03-15-2020, 05:22 AM - **1 Like**

Fragments of Earth's bones that have been broken and tumbled about for a long time, but no where near as long as they lay hidden.

**paulh** · 03-15-2020, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey.

Useful trivia tidbit of the day!

**Geodude** · 03-16-2020, 08:06 AM - **1 Like**

Balanced Rock, located near Lee's Ferry, Colorado River.
The pedestal the boulder is resting on is about 3m in height, so it's quite a large boulder. I can just imagine some college frats trying to push it over...

dbs · 03-16-2020, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Technically I am a retired paleontologist whose specialty was dinosaurs. Two observations: 1) there are several thousand genera of dinosaurs known, but when it comes to a popular representation of one, Tyrannosaurus outnumbers all the others combined. 2) when in a movies/cartoon a Tyrannosaurus is about to eat someone or something, it first opens its mouth and roars. That's probably why it's extinct. No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey.

Hollywood !!!

jquill · 03-19-2020, 07:26 PM - **2 Likes**

When building a castle and there are rocks in the way, just build around them. This is at the top of Edinburgh Castle.

Rocks in the way; just build around them

**paulh** · 03-20-2020, 02:37 PM

Smaller flat bones on the trail in N. Texas:

**WPRESTO** · 03-20-2020, 05:29 PM - **1 Like**

This is a re-post from several years ago. There's a climber scaling this exposed bit of the Earth's bones. If you cannot spot him in the first image, the second image is a crop.

**Kerrowdown** · 03-28-2020, 04:48 AM - **1 Like**

Greeting you in the morning...

**Geodude** · 03-29-2020, 06:11 AM - **1 Like**

Hiking the Ghost Ranch trails near Abiquiu, New Mexico

**WPRESTO** · 03-29-2020, 06:50 AM - **1 Like**

Kakadu, very close to sundown.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-03-2020, 07:01 AM - **1 Like**

Hoping for more favourable conditions soon... fed up with all the dreich.

**WPRESTO** · 04-03-2020, 09:30 AM - **1 Like**

Third image posted posted today of this beautiful structure that no longer exists. There are a couple of people above center along the right for scale.

normhead · 04-03-2020, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Technically I am a retired paleontologist whose specialty was dinosaurs. Two observations: 1) there are several thousand genera of dinosaurs known, but when it comes to a popular representation of one, Tyrannosaurus outnumbers all the others combined. 2) when in a movies/cartoon a Tyrannosaurus is about to eat someone or something, it first opens its mouth and roars. That's probably why it's extinct. No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey.

But according to the movies all prey immediately froze and stood paralyzed while it roared and looked ferocious, so maybe it was an effective strategy.

Even the people in the movies stand there with their mouths open instead of running.

03-28-2020, 04:48 AM - 1 Like	#730
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,816	First Light Greeting you in the morning...

04-03-2020, 07:01 AM - 1 Like	#733
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,816	Last Snows? Hoping for more favourable conditions soon... fed up with all the dreich.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Weekly Challenge #251 - WINNERS The Earth's Bones	Tamia	Weekly Photo Challenges	8	07-30-2013 11:05 AM
Weekly Challenge #251 - The Earth's Bones	Tamia	Weekly Photo Challenges	25	07-27-2013 04:00 AM
Photos of the earth from space -- wow :)	Alliecat	General Talk	8	06-04-2012 08:20 PM
Misc Old bones	Photopat	Post Your Photos!	8	12-27-2011 12:42 PM
Landscape Earth, Water, & The Sky..	minahasa	Post Your Photos!	6	08-28-2011 02:08 PM

03-15-2020, 05:18 AM	#722
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by jquill Sorry, I couldn't resist…Here are the "Earth's Bones" along the Ocean City Boardwalk New Bones Technically I am a retired paleontologist whose specialty was dinosaurs. Two observations: 1) there are several thousand genera of dinosaurs known, but when it comes to a popular representation of one, Tyrannosaurus outnumbers all the others combined. 2) when in a movies/cartoon a Tyrannosaurus is about to eat someone or something, it first opens its mouth and roars. That's probably why it's extinct. No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey.

03-15-2020, 10:22 AM	#724
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by WPRESTO No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey. Useful trivia tidbit of the day!

03-16-2020, 07:06 PM	#726
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	Originally posted by WPRESTO Technically I am a retired paleontologist whose specialty was dinosaurs. Two observations: 1) there are several thousand genera of dinosaurs known, but when it comes to a popular representation of one, Tyrannosaurus outnumbers all the others combined. 2) when in a movies/cartoon a Tyrannosaurus is about to eat someone or something, it first opens its mouth and roars. That's probably why it's extinct. No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey. Hollywood !!!

03-19-2020, 07:26 PM - 2 Likes	#727
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	When building a castle and there are rocks in the way, just build around them. This is at the top of Edinburgh Castle. Rocks in the way; just build around them

03-20-2020, 02:37 PM	#728
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Smaller flat bones on the trail in N. Texas:

04-03-2020, 11:30 AM	#735
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by WPRESTO Technically I am a retired paleontologist whose specialty was dinosaurs. Two observations: 1) there are several thousand genera of dinosaurs known, but when it comes to a popular representation of one, Tyrannosaurus outnumbers all the others combined. 2) when in a movies/cartoon a Tyrannosaurus is about to eat someone or something, it first opens its mouth and roars. That's probably why it's extinct. No successful carnivore hesitates in order to make loud noises before it captures the prey. But according to the movies all prey immediately froze and stood paralyzed while it roared and looked ferocious, so maybe it was an effective strategy. Even the people in the movies stand there with their mouths open instead of running.