Today I Learned

Gravdigr · 01-05-2015, 12:26 PM

Today I [re]learned about an animal I'd become unaware of...

The fossa.

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From the first link:

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1. Their scientific name means “hidden anus.”

xoxoxoBruce · 01-05-2015, 01:19 PM

Looks like the kind of critter you'd find out in a cold rain, bring home to a warm dry hearth, then it rips your throat out while you sleep. You know, like a cat.

Lamplighter · 01-17-2015, 04:48 PM

I know this is a strange post, but today I learned how far a continent can move in 16.6 million years !

After our family moved to Oregon in 1975, I did a bit of reading about Oregon’s geology.
Back then, geologists were argueing about the origins of two main flows of lava
in eastern Oregon at the Idaho border (now the Snake River).

Lately, I’ve been reading “ In Search of Ancient Oregon ” by Helen Morris Bishop,
and learned that back in 2002, Peter Hooper of Washington State University showed
that the “hot spot” of Yellowstone National Park actually originated with the formation
of Steens Mountain in south-east Oregon.

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And the North American continent has moved westward while the hot spot stayed in place.

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The answer is about 550 miles… thanks to Google Maps !

Griff · 01-17-2015, 05:41 PM

!!!!!!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2015, 05:48 PM

I wonder if that means the Atlantic Rift has widened by that same amount during the same time period, or is Europe moving west also?

01-05-2015, 01:19 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks like the kind of critter you'd find out in a cold rain, bring home to a warm dry hearth, then it rips your throat out while you sleep. You know, like a cat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2015, 04:48 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I know this is a strange post, but today I learned how far a continent can move in 16.6 million years ! After our family moved to Oregon in 1975, I did a bit of reading about Oregon’s geology. Back then, geologists were argueing about the origins of two main flows of lava in eastern Oregon at the Idaho border (now the Snake River). Lately, I’ve been reading “ In Search of Ancient Oregon ” by Helen Morris Bishop, and learned that back in 2002, Peter Hooper of Washington State University showed that the “hot spot” of Yellowstone National Park actually originated with the formation of Steens Mountain in south-east Oregon. And the North American continent has moved westward while the hot spot stayed in place. The answer is about 550 miles… thanks to Google Maps ! Last edited by Lamplighter; 01-17-2015 at 05:06 PM.

01-17-2015, 05:41 PM	#4
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01-17-2015, 05:48 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder if that means the Atlantic Rift has widened by that same amount during the same time period, or is Europe moving west also? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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