Hi Matt That must be realatively new, but then my books date dated by a couple years. But to be truthful, the coelursaurs actually survived any extinction and are fluishing today as we speak. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Meteorite-List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:52 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision
> Mark: > This is not entirely true. This is location dependent, for example in New > Mexico (San Juan Basin) you can find them right below (inches below the Ir > anomaly..which is "off the scale") and ABOVE the K-T boundary. Yes, I said > "above" the impact layer. This has been an enigma, but Jim Fassett (USGS) > has provided some compelling evidence (in the form of geochemistry) that the > hadrosaur femur he found, was NOT remowrked from sediments below. He termed > these survivors "Lazarus" dinosaurs and speculated they may have survived > well into the Paleocene. > Jim is giving a talk here in Denver sometime in April. > <http://www.dinoridge.org/activity.htm> > > Something to think about... > Matt Morgan > > =========== > Matt Morgan > Mile High Meteorites > http://www.mhmeteorites.com > PO Box 151293 > Lakewood, CO 80215 USA > FAX: 303-763-6917 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:54 AM > To: Ron Baalke > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes > Before K-T Collision > > > Hi Ron and list > > The fact is that dinosaur fossils are not found at the k-T boundary. One has > to go 9-10 ft at best, below the boundary to find dinosaur bones in any of > the beds that contain dinosaur fossils. This represents a substantial period > of time prior to the impact layer. This is why it is argued against. No one > has yet to find dinosaur bones at or immediately below the boundary. > Mark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Meteorite Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:41 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before > K-T Collision > > > > > > > > I have read many of the popular theories on the extinction events argued > in > > > this message, and to be frank, the fact remains that dinosaurs, in > general, > > > were on the decline. > > > > The dinosaurs may have well been on gradual decline prior to the impact, > but > > even if that is the case, that does not contradict their abrupt > > disappearance at the time of impact. > > > > > As far as an impacter causing the extinction. I'm > > > skeptical, for then, how do the mammals, marsupials, and birds, all > > > non-burrowing, survive a "world affecting" impact. > > > > I don't find it strange at all that the large animal species at the top > > of the food chain (ie: dinosaurs) were the most adversely affected by the > impact. > > The smaller species or the more mobile (mammals, birds, reptiles, etc.) > had a > > better chance of survival in the aftermath. A large number of the smaller > animals > > did go extinct as well at the time of the impact, but some were able to > survive. > > > > Ron Baalke > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
