July 18th, 2023

(Tuesday, 7 pm)

Meeting Topic: A video by Mark Armitage relating to his work with Dinosaur Soft Tissue.

“In May 2012, Mark Armitage made a discovery that he had dreamed of for years. While digging in Montana, he uncovered one of the largest triceratops horns ever found in the Hell Creek Formation, a legendary stack of fossil-bearing rocks that date to the last days of the dinosaurs. Armitage drove the horn back home to Los Angeles, California, where his microscopic examination revealed that it contained not only fossilized bone but also preserved layers of soft tissue. ‘They were brown, stretchy sheets. I was shocked to see anything that was that pliable,’ he says.”

Since that time, soft tissue found in “fossil” remains has become rather common. Here is a link to some of his work:

Published by Melinda R. Hoyt

A materials technologist, researcher, sister, daughter, and foremost a child of God through the blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.