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The word fossil comes from the Latin word "fossilium", and
means "dug out". Fossil is used primarily as a scientific concept
in paleontology, the science that deals with the research of
fossils used. The term fossil has introduced of the German
scientist, doctor and humanist, Georgius Agricola, who is dubbed as
the "Father of Mineralogy", in 1546 in his book “De natura
Fossilium”. The term fossils we use in present time for all
the references to at least 10,000 years ago extinct creatures.
These are documents here on both animals and plants.
Fossils are divided into two large groups which are known as body
fossils and trace fossils. Thus, the fossils belong to the group of
body fossils such as bones, eggs, and plant parts. The group of
trace fossils include footprints, however, for example, nests or
breeding grounds. Body fossils are formed when dead bodies are
spared from decomposition by, for example, are hermetically covered
with sediment.
The dinosaurs are indeed the best known, but not the only fossils.
This includes numerous snails, clams and other animals and plants.
Thus, more than 1,500 species of ammonites, a group of extinct
cephalopods are known. Since these are of incredible beauty, they
are used as decoration..
This Earthcache starts at Frick
dinosaur museum. For successful logging the cache it is not
required to visit the museum. However, I can recommend visiting the
museum very much.
From the museum you can see the Stage 1. Follow the dinosaur tracks
on the floor to the next columns. Inform yourself well on the way
ahead, because in order to log the cache you need to answer the
questions below.
Send me an e-mail with the answers to the following
questions:
1. |
At stage 1 you’ll
find the name of a person who made a funny theory to the creation
of the earth. Who is it and how was this theory? |
2. |
At stage 7 you will learn
a lot about fossils. Tell me at least one prerequisite for the
occurrence of fossils. |
3. |
At stage 8, add all
NUMBERS you can find on the panel (sample: 1980 = 1 +9 +8
+0) |
Follow the rampant path at stage 8 and you will reach clay pit
"Gruhalde”. Go to N47° 30.366 E008° 00.549 and take a photo
of you and your GPS in front of the clay pit. Add this photo to the
log report.
Note: As usual on earthcaches you have to
wait for my log permission. Do not log before! Again and again
there are cachers, which log the cache without waiting for my log
permission. Unfortunately, I'm forced now to delete these log
entries and to block the Cacher for this cache! Please keep
yourself out of respect for my work to the usual rule and wait with
logging until you have received my log permission
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