Re: [dinosaur] Hypothetical dinosauroid civilisation
Alaric Shapli <[email protected]> Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:13:02 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------E803BBD27AF3B271B819E82D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-printable I would imagine that a truly advanced civilization would have likely had = =0D=0Aan impact on earlier parts of the fossil record, as well- they would = =0D=0Ahave likely done paleontology of their own, shifting earlier remains = =0D=0Aupwards, and would likely have used up a certain amount of fossil fue= l =0D=0Areserves. Not sure to what extent any of that would have happened.= =0D=0A=0D=0AOn 12/30/2019 4:59 PM, Thomas Richard Holtz wrote:=0D=0A> Greet= ings,=0D=0A>=0D=0A> Exactly the same as we have preserved for Paleolithic h= umans: stone =0D=0A> and bone tools and artifacts, modified shells and bead= s, fire pits, =0D=0A> etc. (The chances of finding petroglyphs and cave pai= ntings would be =0D=0A> slim, since we would need to find actual rock surfa= ces from that time =0D=0A> period which were subsequently buried.)=0D=0A>= =0D=0A> A more advanced dinosauroid culture--an actual civilization [that i= s, =0D=0A> a culture that builds cities]--would have a greater chance of = =0D=0A> preservation, as the artifacts they make become larger and more =0D= =0A> preservable. (For example, buildings, roads, metal tools, trash =0D=0A= > middens, etc.) And even more technologically advanced civilizations =0D= =0A> might leave behind the remains of plastics, massive erosional surfaces= =0D=0A> (i.e., mines and development), landfills, and an isotopic signatur= e =0D=0A> related to industrial waste products (including greenhouse gases)= .=0D=0A>=0D=0A> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:52 PM Poekilopleuron =0D=0A> <din= [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:=0D=0A>=0D= =0A> Good day to all listmembers, I have an unusual question regarding= =0D=0A> hypothetical civilisation of highly intelligent dinosaurs, or= =0D=0A> "dinosauroids". Would it be possible for us to find some traces= of=0D=0A> late Cretaceous civilisation similar to - say - human societ= ies of=0D=0A> late Pleistocene (late stone age)? What would be its most= =0D=0A> remarkable traits (markers) in the fossil record? 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Holtz, Jr.=0D=0A> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Department of Geology=0D=0A> =C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Building 237, Room 1117=0D= =0A>=0D=0A> 8000 Regents Drive=0D=0A> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 University of Maryland=0D=0A> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 College Park, MD 20742-4211 USA=0D=0A>=0D=0A= --------------E803BBD27AF3B271B819E82D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p>I would imagine that a truly advanced civilization would have likely had an impact on earlier parts of the fossil record, as well- they would have likely done paleontology of their own, shifting earlier remains upwards, and would likely have used up a certain amount of fossil fuel reserves. Not sure to what extent any of that would have happened.<br> </p> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/30/2019 4:59 PM, Thomas Richard Holtz wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:CAHQFgpo9db3coAcQ5XfzndL53z5O+Y1meRir_ziFAcM77khBYg@mail.gmail.com"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <div dir="ltr">Greetings, <div><br> </div> <div>Exactly the same as we have preserved for Paleolithic humans: stone and bone tools and artifacts, modified shells and beads, fire pits, etc. (The chances of finding petroglyphs and cave paintings would be slim, since we would need to find actual rock surfaces from that time period which were subsequently buried.)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>A more advanced dinosauroid culture--an actual civilization [that is, a culture that builds cities]--would have a greater chance of preservation, as the artifacts they make become larger and more preservable. (For example, buildings, roads, metal tools, trash middens, etc.) And even more technologically advanced civilizations might leave behind the remains of plastics, massive erosional surfaces (i.e., mines and development), landfills, and an isotopic signature related to industrial waste products (including greenhouse gases).</div> </div> <br> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:52 PM Poekilopleuron <<a href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Good day to all listmembers, I have an unusual question regarding hypothetical civilisation of highly intelligent dinosaurs, or "dinosauroids". Would it be possible for us to find some traces of late Cretaceous civilisation similar to - say - human societies of late Pleistocene (late stone age)? What would be its most remarkable traits (markers) in the fossil record? Thank you for your thoughts!<br> </blockquote> </div> <br clear="all"> <div><br> </div> -- <br> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">T</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">homas R. Holtz, Jr.<br> <font size="2">Email: </font><a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="color:purple" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a><font size="2"> Phone: 301-405-4084</font><br> <font size="2">Principal Lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology</font></font></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Office: Geology 4106, 8000 Regents Dr., College Park MD 20742</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland<br> <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.geol.umd.edu_-7Etholtz_&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=M-8JFIle4fI02hvWrF3RZo3YhW6ostVtGbhqdA_QBlc&s=D6npjd_vHszLS58bXP_DNyEavN1mfoq0IMHCEvtFzww&e=" style="color:purple" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/</a></font></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Phone: 301-405-6965<br> Fax: 301-314-9661 <br> <br> Faculty Director, Science & Global Change Program, College Park Scholars</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Office: Centreville 1216</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">, 4243 Valley Dr., College Park MD 20742<br> </span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.geol.umd.edu_sgc&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=M-8JFIle4fI02hvWrF3RZo3YhW6ostVtGbhqdA_QBlc&s=4kEbxMBhlD8NQZwqotfr_vJeRZ1YRbUyKMChXUhulrQ&e=" style="color:purple" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.geol.umd.edu/sgc</a><br> Fax: 301-314-9843<br> <br> Mailing Address: Thomas R. 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