tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911389702499068856.post142875337033795060..comments2023-10-02T06:50:10.141-07:00Comments on Besse Art: A nice treatLinda Bessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511881080000064157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911389702499068856.post-31000067107161617882017-06-18T00:36:34.572-07:002017-06-18T00:36:34.572-07:00Thanks for the link, Linda. Didn't mean to acc...Thanks for the link, Linda. Didn't mean to accuse you of trickery; it's just that "my part of the world" is an inexact location given the time scale you stipulated! This stuff is endlessly fascinating, and is one of the reasons I commenced a zoology degree not so long ago. I remain fascinated, despite the fact that I haven't continued with formal studies.Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750958946589052344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911389702499068856.post-89152951763872710502017-06-17T22:29:36.330-07:002017-06-17T22:29:36.330-07:00Didn't mean to be tricky. Curious, I headed to...Didn't mean to be tricky. Curious, I headed to google for a search. Did just find that fossil horseshoe crabs have been found in Australia. <br />See: http://www.geocities.jp/tomioitow/newpage9.html<br />A late Permian specimen has been found in Tasmania, a 200 million year old one in Sydney, and the latest historic one from the Cretaceous period in Victoria.Linda Bessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511881080000064157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911389702499068856.post-5277420793036771332017-06-17T16:23:22.991-07:002017-06-17T16:23:22.991-07:00I have a feeling that's a trick question, Lind...I have a feeling that's a trick question, Linda! Plate tectonics!Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750958946589052344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911389702499068856.post-89762443191390163182017-06-17T09:18:33.505-07:002017-06-17T09:18:33.505-07:00Hi Peter,
Yes, I did know about their copper-rich ...Hi Peter,<br />Yes, I did know about their copper-rich blue blood. How neat that you got a close look at them. Do you know if they ever existed in your part of the world over the last 400+ million years? LindaLinda Bessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511881080000064157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911389702499068856.post-73333120564178801352017-06-17T01:01:36.253-07:002017-06-17T01:01:36.253-07:00I remember studying these amazing creatures during...I remember studying these amazing creatures during my brief university "experiment" a few years ago. Did you know they have blue blood, Linda?Peter Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750958946589052344noreply@blogger.com