FfFfFfFF 58,380 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 A 12-year-old boy made the discovery of his lifetime when he found a dinosaur skeleton dating back 69 million years. The amateur palaeontologist was out hiking with his father in a fossil-rich part of Alberta, Canada this July, when he saw bones protruding from a rock. On Thursday, the skeleton's excavation was completed. The boy, Nathan Hrushkin, says when he first laid eyes on the bones, he was "literally speechless". "I wasn't even excited, even though I know I should have [been]," he tells the BBC. "I was in so much shock that I had actually found a dinosaur discovery." "This young Hadrosaur is a very important discovery because it comes from a time interval for which we know very little about what kind of dinosaurs or animals lived in Alberta,” said François Therrien, palaeo-ecology curator at the RTM. “The discovery that Nathan made is of great significance because it fills those gaps." Sources: 1, 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Music 20,540 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 he's an icon how cool would you feel as a 12 year old finding things people have been looking for hundreds of years for what a badass! Pop Music and Lady Gaga forever! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatfoxyfeeling 13,410 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I find it fascinating that dinosaurs lived on Earth millions of years ago before homosapiens even existed. It's hard to believe, none of us had a conscious for billions of years and we get to experience life for 80-100 years if we're lucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, thatfoxyfeeling said: I find it fascinating that dinosaurs lived on Earth millions of years ago before homosapiens even existed. It's hard to believe, none of us had a conscious for billions of years and we get to experience life for 80-100 years if we're lucky. It always blows my mind that dinosaurs roamed the earth for MILLIONS of years. Recorded human history is what, less than 10,000 years? That is less than a fraction of a blink of an eye in the history of this planet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flopheart 1,865 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I love these kinda news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlorine 47,976 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 This is every kid's dream! How incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 23,026 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 My nerdy kid dream!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARMA 1,022 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Pop Music said: he's an icon how cool would you feel as a 12 year old finding things people have been looking for hundreds of years for what a badass! Luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,380 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 During our lifetime we all probably walked on or travelled fields that had some fossils or artefacts hidden under them. The luck comes in actually discovering it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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