Dinosaur Footprint

[Barneyballbags]

Yes, I know it's random, but this is the general and off-topic bit

I took my dog, Barney, out for a walk this afternoon to a place I've been meaning to go to for months now.

The place is called Bendricks Rock, and it's a very important and very famous site in archaeological terms as there are some AMAZING examples of dinosaur footprints there..

Now, I'm not an paleaontologist oops but I do find things like this quite interesting and couldn't really pass up on the opportunity of going down there this afternoon to see if I could find and photograph one for myself....

I think I did ok:

 

[REKIBorter]

Nice, I think you will find the term paleontologist more appropriate.

 

[Barneyballbags]

Nice, I think you will find the term paleontologist more appropriate.

Palaeontologist, Archaeologist...

Tomato, Tomato

Palaeontologist is what I meant, honest

 

[ratbane]

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Palaeontologically interesting are the fish beds close to where you live too. Some fabulous examples.

You won't find Baldrik searching for fossils.

 

[Barneyballbags]

Re: ...

Palaeontologically interesting are the fish beds close to where you live too. Some fabulous examples.

You won't find Baldrik searching for fossils.

Ooh, where are they? I've heard about the bone beds (although never been there)... Same place?

 

[ratbane]

Re: ...

Palaeontologically interesting are the fish beds close to where you live too. Some fabulous examples.

You won't find Baldrik searching for fossils.

Ooh, where are they? I've heard about the bone beds (although never been there)... Same place?

Yes. Most of the bones are fish bones. There are some occasional nice finds of full skeletons there. (non-human!!)

 

[Barneyballbags]

Apparently, Penarth is the most popular location in Wales for fossil hunting (or so I've just read).

Examples of Pleisiosaur bones have been found in the past... Makes you wonder what might be lurking in the cliffs along Penarth beach and further along, just waiting to be found :shock:

 

[Barneyballbags]

Not

 

[ratbane]

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Spot-on.