Sunday, August 27, 2023

The Passing Of Ages

Imagine waking up and seeing these guys around you.


Nearby, above an emergency exit door, we find this beautiful stained glass.


This area starts looking at what came after the age of the dinosaurs ended 65 million years ago.


Mammals took hold in a big way in the wake of the asteroid impact. Mesodma thompsoni was a rodent like mammal that was one of them, seen on a reproduced dinosaur skull.


Early horses were much smaller than what we know today- hyracotherium appeared in North America some 57 million years ago.

48 comments:

  1. I can't help it, but you remind me of my most viewed video. I made it in 2010 foto our oldest grandson: https://youtu.be/Zj9J3Ijxp9w?feature=shared

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  2. Very, very interesting! I would love to visit - thank you for sharing!

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  3. Wow, awesome photos, love the dinosaurs. Happy Sunday, have a wonderful week!

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  4. ...no thank you! They have too many teeth.

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  5. Looking at and contemplating the past is always so interesting.

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  6. Palaeontology would have been an interesting career.

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  7. I cannot even imagine being around those creatures during their time! I would love to take my grandchildren there.

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  8. it's amazing how you can go from dinos to stain glass. makes me smile. i love the beauty of both. happy week for you William. take care and thank you kindly for the lesson on these bits. ( ;

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  9. It is a fascinating subject. They are still learning new things and finding fossils.

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  10. The dinosaurs could be scary. The stained glass window is beautiful.

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  11. Imagine hearing those beasts around you.

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  12. It's amazing how much has been found of the very distant past.

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  13. Stained glass windows are beautiful.

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  14. No solamente endontrar con ellos al despertar. Ver sus bocas abiertas , mostrando sus brandes colmillos, era para sentir un gran pánico y un miedo terrible.

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  15. Those teeth look very very sharp.

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  16. You would have to be quick to escape those jaws.

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  17. Powerful looking 'critters' ~ neat photos ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  18. Eeek! Not a fan of the terrible lizards.

    Beautiful stained glass. 😀

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  19. I really would not wantto bump int one of those dinosaurs, beautiful stained glass

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  20. Those are some seriously massive creatures. Nope. Not wanting to bump into them!

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  21. Some fierce creatures for sure. Lovely window.

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