9 Year Old Girl Finds 100 Million Yr Old Dinosaur Tailbone In Maryland

12:31 pm EST November 24th, 2009 | News | 16 Comments

On Saturday, just the second time the newly named Dinosaur Park south of Laurel was open to the public, fourth-grader Gabrielle Block stumbled on a tailbone from a carnivore thought to be more than 100 million years old. It was the first significant find on the site since the 7.5 acre park held its initial public session earlier this month.

Gabrielle, who came to the park from her Annandale home with her parents and 7-year-old sister, hadn’t found anything more unusual than rocks and pieces of trees in just under an hour at the park — the vast majority of people don’t, park manager Donald Creveling said.

‘Usually it takes a well-trained and practiced eye to be able to pick out the fossils from the rest of the clay,’ Creveling said. ‘But perhaps she was helped because she doesn’t have a biased eye.’ “

Though hopefully she doesn’t get discouraged by not making historic discoveries every time she gets involved in science.

Topic: Maryland

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16 Responses to “9 Year Old Girl Finds 100 Million Yr Old Dinosaur Tailbone In Maryland”

Bitter Scribe says:

November 24, 2009 at 1:31 pm

I think God planted that fossil there to test her faith.
not that ivynyc says:

November 24, 2009 at 1:51 pm

Did she find a dinosaur saddle nearby?
bikelib says:

November 24, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Don’t you mean 6000 year old dinosaur that Jesus rode?
not that ivynyc says:

November 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm

The fact that Jesus rode a dinosaur 4000 years before he was born PROVES he is the Son o’God!
Joe Anonymous says:

November 24, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Time for an update?

http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/09/23/census-worker-hung-with-fed-sign-another-glenn-beck-killing/

Police have ruled it a suicide…
Frank DiSalle says:

November 24, 2009 at 3:10 pm

They found it last week, and it’s less than an inch long, and they’re guessing it’s 100 million years old ?
Put them on the Fort Hood Massacre Case. Maybe they can determine if the killer was a militant Muslim.
Repack Rider says:

November 24, 2009 at 3:15 pm

If you know the stratum from which a specimen was recovered, the dating is straightforward, since the relevant geology has been correlated worldwide for well over a century.

But your post wasn’t about how scientists determine things, it was about snark.

Fail.
canadian bacon says:

November 24, 2009 at 3:20 pm

That new Con Bible is sure gonna have to have alot of splaining to do.
Burn says:

November 24, 2009 at 4:02 pm

Talk about having bragging rights at show and tell.
Quaker in a Basement says:

November 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm

You’d like us to look over where?
Quaker in a Basement says:

November 24, 2009 at 4:08 pm

“Well, uh, I didn’t bring a dinosaur bone like Laurel. I brought this acorn that’s shaped like my little brother’s head. Cool, huh?”
SaveFarris says:

November 24, 2009 at 4:17 pm

I’d love to talk about it in it’s own seperate post, if Oliver would have the balls to admit he was wrong in smearing Glen Beck. His very credibility is on the line.

But I’m not holding my breath…
Quaker in a Basement says:

November 24, 2009 at 5:16 pm

I’d love to talk about it in it’s own seperate post,

Now available and please do hurry. We can’t wait to read your incisive, insightful commentary.
not that ivynyc says:

November 25, 2009 at 11:17 am

LMAO. That was funny.
Florida taco says:

November 30, 2009 at 10:39 pm

jesus rode the dino?are you kidding?he never rode a dino……he just a fake son o’ god!! HE IS NOT A SON O’GOD!!!
Nick S. says:

December 1, 2009 at 12:08 am

Sure he did. He planted all of the those million of fossils to test us. I do believe in God and I do believe in dinosaurs. I also believe in the big bang theory. I have faith. I also have a open mind to know that not everything can be explained by a book.