Fossils
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StevenOnTheMove
A6: Unlike the Spanish Inquisition, I always expect to see fossils at #NPS sites. They're an important part of telling the story of a place. #ParkChat
wander_filled
A6 YES! @BigBendNPS has one of the best fossil exhibits we have ever seen! It fit perfectly with the landscape. #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
replying to @nightborntravel @nightborntravel @59NationalParks @StevenOnTheMove I'm not exactly a "winter person", but I do like the snow. However I'd rather visit Alaska July-September. So start planning. #ParkChat
StevenOnTheMove
replying to @nightborntravel @nightborntravel @BarnetteJason @59NationalParks I ain't no Superman, but dang it I'll use some crazy rockets to make it happen. #ParkChat
Parkasaur
(7) Fossils preserve landscapes that are vastly different from those found today. Why is it important in this day and age to learn about past ecosystems from millions of years ago? #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax @YellowstoneNPS Watched a big bull moose near that tree. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur #parkchat A6 maybe because we are always on the lookout for fossils and geology we haven't been surprised by any park acknowledging them. And we always stop and read the signs! 😁
59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute We are cooking up up 2019 trip to Alberta and BC. Will have to remember this. #ParkChat
kristarsha
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur A6 I don’t why, but I was surprised that @BigBendNPS had so much fossil/geologic significance #ParkChat https://t.co/49Y6kG7hlm
kokuaelli
replying to @InnerCompass @InnerCompass @Parkasaur Yes. Hopefully they weren’t too loud, but they probably were. 😂 #parkchat
59NationalParks
RT @Parkasaur: (7) Fossils preserve landscapes that are vastly different from those found today. Why is it important in this day and age t…
ParksandPoints
A6) While not a display, the large ranch house at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve was made out of limestone and you can totally see the fossils in some of the limestone bricks! #parkchat #kansas #NationalFossilDay @nature_kansas
DryTortugasFilm
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur A6) It seems strange that fossils could be so well preserved in #Florida, this isn't a National Park but I still would like to check it out someday and hoping more places turn this kind of find into well preserved land like our National Parks! https://t.co/8A8df6vOrd #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
RT @Parkasaur: (7) Fossils preserve landscapes that are vastly different from those found today. Why is it important in this day and age t…
StevenOnTheMove
A7: As a geographer, I'm a believer that we need to understand and appreciate our past to prepare for our future on Earth. Otherwise we fail to prepare for impending changes in our ecosystems. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @wander_filled @NatlParkService @Parkasaur Let me know when you come thru here. Because you Will come thru here! And we'll join you for @BadlandsNPS and @AgateFossilBeds for sure! 😁 #parkchat
wander_filled
A7 Because it teaches us about our past so that we might carry those lessons to our future. #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove @nightborntravel @59NationalParks I need to see this. #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax @YellowstoneNPS Crazy right? We learned a lot about ancient huge range of these trees worldwide at @MuirWoodsNPS recently. #parkchat
59NationalParks
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @wander_filled @NatlParkService @Parkasaur @BadlandsNPS @AgateFossilBeds Of course. #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur Oh yes it was even for just an extended drive thru just 3/4 of the Park #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur A6. Not at the park, but after leaving the Badlands and on the way to Custer State Park in South Dakota. During heavy rain in Rapid City we saw a sign for the university's geology museum. It had wonderful displays of rocks, and of fossils from the Badlands. #parkchat
Parkasaur
replying to @Parkasaur A6) I was pleasantly surprised by the petrified forest @TRooseveltNPS #ParkChat #NationalFossilDay
Stars252525
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur A7 Helps to understand climate change, for one thing. History of the earth is important. #ParkChat
beckyjlomax
A7 The role of blue-green algae, fossilized here as stromatolites @GlacierNPS, is super important to creating an oxygen environment that humans could live in. Without the algae, we wouldn't exist. #parkchat
BarnetteJason
RT @Parkasaur: (7) Fossils preserve landscapes that are vastly different from those found today. Why is it important in this day and age t…
StevenOnTheMove
replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason @nightborntravel @59NationalParks I've been quietly working on this with @elonmusk. you'll see it as soon as the rest of the world does. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur #parkchat A7 to think that dry climates today were once seas or jungles shows us that yes, the climate can change given enough time and factors. We should take heed!
kokuaelli
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @Parkasaur Those are soooo cool! One of my students brought one in. His grandfather found it. It was bigger than my hand. #parkchat
beckyjlomax
replying to @ParksandPoints @ParksandPoints @YellowstoneNPS @MuirWoodsNPS And fossilized redwoods are still gorgeous. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @TRooseveltNPS Agreed! How cool was that?! 😍 #parkchat
Parkasaur
(8) You visit a park and learn about a creature, from its fossils, that you never even knew existed. How does that make you feel about your park experience? #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @wander_filled @wander_filled @BigBendNPS Yes! The #Fossil wayside at @BigBendNPS is one of the most memorable! #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax @YellowstoneNPS @MuirWoodsNPS Totally! #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @Parkasaur They often have kids programs and open scientific classes too! Great find. #parkchat
e_terren
replying to @kokuaelli @kokuaelli @InnerCompass @Parkasaur I think the rangers expect loud laughter. Nothing so funny as dinosaur poop. #parkchat
StevenOnTheMove
A8: Part of why I enjoy visiting parks is to learn something new. So it's always exciting leaving a park and learning something I didn't expect to learn before my visit. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax @ParksandPoints @YellowstoneNPS @MuirWoodsNPS To imagine what the land looked like when the dinosaurs roamed. Florissant fossil beds national monument does a great job illustrating this with their interpretive exhibits #ParkChat
wander_filled
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @59NationalParks @NatlParkService @Parkasaur @BadlandsNPS @AgateFossilBeds I was there. and you were GTT! 🤠 #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove @nightborntravel @59NationalParks @elonmusk Pfft. Elon Musk is a fossil, man. #ParkChat
kokuaelli
replying to @louisbink @louisbink @InnerCompass @Parkasaur 😂 oh my goodness! 😂 #parkchat
Parkasaur
Another great par with #Fossils is @BigBendNPS #NationalFossilDay #ParkChat https://t.co/I2VLStH0y1
Wild_Tribute
RT @Parkasaur: (8) You visit a park and learn about a creature, from its fossils, that you never even knew existed. How does that make you…
beckyjlomax
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Parkasaur Amazing inland sea records are held in so many parks and at surprisingly high elevations. #parkchat
louisbink
replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove @BarnetteJason @nightborntravel @59NationalParks @elonmusk Be careful to avoid the 8 figure SEC fine #parkchat
sonlight00 Stars252525
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur A8 I think that's one thing I loved about @FlorissantNPS . I pored over all the exhibits and fossils. Was a great experience. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur Great question. To me, this demonstrates how incredibly bless we are to have such a robust Park system. #ParkChat