Prehistoric CSI

Paleontology with The Houston Museum of Natural Science

Thursday, November 8, 2007

One of these fecal fossils is an imposter. Can you tell which one?

All were found in the Seymour area - but only one is a fake. See if you can spot it.

Houston Museum of Natural Science: If you're interested in more general science updates, please visit the Museum's new blog. For about a year, the Museum has been sending a team of paleontologists and volunteers to Seymour, TX, a little town about 2 hours outside of the Dallas/Fort Worth area that happens to be the world's best site to find Dimetrodon - the biggest, baddest, pre-dinosaur predator. Led by famous paleontologist Dr. Bob Bakker, the team uses a "CSI" approach - picking out every bit of fossilized evidence they can find, from teeth to tiny bone fragments - in the quest to discover exactly what creatures died here 290 million years ago - and more importantly, how they lived. While they're in the field, you can follow their exploits here. They'll be posting daily with pictures and information about what they have found and what it all means. You can explore more about the species they are finding and the answers they are looking for at the links below. They would love to answer your questions - so come back, and post often.

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