Huge dinosaur discovery in Edmonton

[MrMastodonFarm]

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canad.../15117496.html

When Aaron Krywiak took a job with the city's drainage department, he never imagined he'd be digging up 70 million-year-old dinosaur remains.

But that's what he and work partner Ryley Paul unearthed earlier this month, when they were jack-hammering out a sewer tunnel nine storeys below the ground in west Edmonton.

a paleontologist from the University of Alberta was called to the excavation site, on Quesnell Crescent, east of 149 Street at 76 Avenue, in the Quesnell Heights neighbourhood.

He concluded a well-preserved tooth belonged to the Albertosaurus, a relative of the fierce Tyrannosaurus rex. Other remains likely belonged to the hadrosaur Edmontosaurus, said officials.

Paul said he's talked to co-workers who have been digging deep under Edmonton for decades, and have never come across such a find.

"The whole experience has been pretty exciting, mostly because you don't get to hold that many years of history in your hand," said Paul, 24. "After that we've been keeping a close eye on everything we find now."

Edmonton jokes aside, a very cool and exciting discovery.

[Bertuzzied]

Did it have a mullet?

[Northendzone]

big deal - sheldon souray discovered a similar prehistoric beast behind the oilers bench last season.....

[Deviaant]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

big deal - sheldon souray discovered a similar prehistoric beast behind the oilers bench last season.....

His career?

[mykalberta]

Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.

[Ashartus]

I thought this thread would be about some of our MLAs.

[Neeper]

so much for jokes aside....

[JustAnotherGuy]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.

I find that more interesting. They dig that deep for sewer tunnels? Cool. I suppose some of the big building in downtown Calgary go that deep as well.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.

Edmonton needs bigger sewers?

[burn_this_city]

The province has bones everywhere. If you dug down under Calgary theres bound to be some.

[amorak]

Picture of the dig site where the old, useless bones were found:

[Reggie Dunlop]

Dinosaur with a mullet.

[LGA]

Did not know Chelios decided to spend his retirement in Edmonton.

[algernon]

Poor Reggie.
Two one liners, yet no precious thankses.

They are lucky that it was a City employee that made the find. I've heard of private developers just carrying on, as construction delays usually cost money.

[starseed]

Originally Posted by algernon

Poor Reggie.
Two one liners, yet no precious thankses.

Sorry, I was in a game.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Dinosaur with a mullet.

or this is Ryan Smyth.

[kirant]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Edmonton jokes aside

I'm sure you didn't seriously expect that to happen, did you?

[SebC]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.

Edmonton is hillier than Calgary. If you look at the location it's pretty close to the river valley. That might have something to do with it.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy

I find that more interesting. They dig that deep for sewer tunnels? Cool. I suppose some of the big building in downtown Calgary go that deep as well.

You seriously find sewage tunnels more interesting than dinosaurs?

[jayswin]

You guys suck at jokes. All of you.

/drunken mean post