tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post8985764203388481601..comments2023-06-19T10:11:05.122+01:00Comments on East Glamorgan Wildlife: It was life Jim, but not as we know it!Adam Mantellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-5378471346740063042013-10-13T20:47:52.318+01:002013-10-13T20:47:52.318+01:00It does help to put things into perspective Mark! ...It does help to put things into perspective Mark! Also a reminder that we are potentially living in the middle of the sixth period of mass global extinctions - the Icthyosaur would have been broadly around in the Triassic/Jurassic mass extinctions. Interesting too is the value that we put on things like this. You can buy an Icthyosaur tooth forn less than a fiver, and I bought an Egyptian faience amulet (the first ceramic) which dates back to approx 2,300BC for £40 - less than the price of a meal out!Adam Mantellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-6438427770845810062013-10-13T19:55:45.085+01:002013-10-13T19:55:45.085+01:00Who's a lucky so-and-so then! I'm as gree...Who's a lucky so-and-so then! I'm as green as this site's background. Geological time and the changes that occur over it are truly mind boggling, aren't they. As for detail, it is amazing the amount of fine detail that sometimes gets preserved, lending the fossil extra scientific value. Mark Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372785801699168219noreply@blogger.com