Comments on: Sea Monsters http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:11:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nicholas Dollak http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-468642 Nicholas Dollak Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:10:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/#comment-468642 Nice! I didn't know about Enchodus' elongated front teeth; might be a more recent find... The format of this site is very much like that of a project my pen-pal Ewa (a palaeontologist; sadly, she died on 1 February during treatment for leukemia) and I had in mind: an interactive virtual globe/timeline. Go to any part of the timeline you wish, and click on any location to learn about the topography, flora & fauna, whatever. Plate tectonics, volcanic activity, meteor strikes, etc. would be included. This would be a rather massive undertaking, and would be best supported online; but it should prove to be a useful teaching and research tool. It would clearly demonstrate, in 4-D, what we know about the Earth's story --- and how much we have yet to learn. Nice! I didn't know about Enchodus' elongated front teeth; might be a more recent find...

The format of this site is very much like that of a project my pen-pal Ewa (a palaeontologist; sadly, she died on 1 February during treatment for leukemia) and I had in mind: an interactive virtual globe/timeline. Go to any part of the timeline you wish, and click on any location to learn about the topography, flora & fauna, whatever. Plate tectonics, volcanic activity, meteor strikes, etc. would be included. This would be a rather massive undertaking, and would be best supported online; but it should prove to be a useful teaching and research tool. It would clearly demonstrate, in 4-D, what we know about the Earth's story --- and how much we have yet to learn.

]]> By: nat http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-467684 nat Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:23:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/#comment-467684 I saw this movie and it's pretty sweet. I recommend it. I saw this movie and it's pretty sweet. I recommend it.

]]> By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-467275 MoniA Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:14:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/#comment-467275 I saw this recently with my son. It was cool and the creatures looked real to me. I'm a creationist but I still enjoy seeing what they think these creatures may have looked like. I saw this recently with my son. It was cool and the creatures looked real to me. I'm a creationist but I still enjoy seeing what they think these creatures may have looked like.

]]> By: Paul http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-467027 Paul Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:59:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/03/sea-monsters/#comment-467027 Ya but I want to know how they really know. Ya but I want to know how they really know.

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