08-23-2010, 07:33 PM
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Huge dinosaur discovery in Edmonton
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canad.../15117496.html
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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.
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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."
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Edmonton jokes aside, a very cool and exciting discovery.
Last edited by MrMastodonFarm; 08-23-2010 at 07:40 PM.
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08-23-2010, 08:08 PM
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Did it have a mullet?
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08-23-2010, 08:10 PM
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big deal - sheldon souray discovered a similar prehistoric beast behind the oilers bench last season.....
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08-23-2010, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
big deal - sheldon souray discovered a similar prehistoric beast behind the oilers bench last season.....
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His career?
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08-23-2010, 08:25 PM
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Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.
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08-23-2010, 08:35 PM
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I thought this thread would be about some of our MLAs.
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08-23-2010, 08:50 PM
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so much for jokes aside.... 
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08-23-2010, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.
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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.
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08-23-2010, 09:04 PM
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All I can get
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.
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Edmonton needs bigger sewers?
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08-23-2010, 09:19 PM
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The province has bones everywhere. If you dug down under Calgary theres bound to be some.
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08-23-2010, 09:38 PM
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Picture of the dig site where the old, useless bones were found:
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08-23-2010, 09:54 PM
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Did not know Chelios decided to spend his retirement in Edmonton.
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08-23-2010, 10:11 PM
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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.
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08-23-2010, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by algernon
Poor Reggie.
Two one liners, yet no precious thankses.
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Sorry, I was in a game.
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08-23-2010, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Dinosaur with a mullet. |
or this is Ryan Smyth.
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08-23-2010, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Edmonton jokes aside
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I'm sure you didn't seriously expect that to happen, did you?
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08-23-2010, 11:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Is it normal for sewer tunnels to be 9 stories below ground? Seems kind of deep.
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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.
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08-24-2010, 12:08 AM
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Quote:
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.
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You seriously find sewage tunnels more interesting than dinosaurs?
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08-24-2010, 02:15 AM
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You guys suck at jokes. All of you.
/drunken mean post
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