Re: Dinosaur Toe Found on S. Pacific Island

[bucketfoot-al@justice.com]

Actually, Tim, I was referring to Faro(e?) Island from
the "King Kong vs. Godzilla" classic ('100-ton Simian
with no neck' - get it? ;>)

Its fun to speculate about New Zealand being the last
refuge of non-Avian dinosaurs, but as you know, their
adaptability under normal circumstances being what it
was, had they survived past the end of the Cretaceous
Down Under...well, they'd still be there in all
likelihood...more intriguing was the discovery some
years ago, in a remote New Zealand valley, of a small
grove of a species of primitive dinosaur-era pines
(related to Araucaria, I believe - male and female
trees like the Araucaria have) thought to be extinct
for 65 million years...my understanding is that the
location has been kept secret and that the scientists
involved are busy propagating cuttings so as to be able
to eventually spread the trees and assure their
survival...

...perhaps we should call them "Dino-Puzzle
Trees"...whoever heard of monkeys in the S. Pacific
anyways?

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