Ever since 'JURASSIC PARK' first opened in theatres sixteen years ago, fans the world over have marveled at the masterpiece of cinema.
Jurassic Park Legacy would like to wish you, the fans who saw the film in theatres, and those of you new to joining us in the generations since, a happy 16h Anniversary!
To Many More!
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A final update on the cane; an offer has so far been made and will be accepted soon unless someone else bids. If you wanted to own this prestigious piece of JP cinema history than rush over to eBay now and make your bid.
The cane is now available on eBay. Just do a search for "Hammond Cane."
A little surprise has recently found its way onto the Internet. All Jurassic Park fans should be familiar with the cane used by John Hammond throughout the first Jurassic Park film.
A prototype/replica of this cane has become available for purchase. The shaft is designed to resemble a column of vertebrae, and the handle is formed from a polished egg of faux-amber, within which is encased a prehistoric mosquito.
Note that this is NOT the cane used in the movie; this particular cane has only been seen displayed at conventions. It was given to a woman named Lori Reimers, a former employee of Universal, New Line Cinema, and a handful of film companies.
If you are interested in owning this piece than email Cheryl at cheryla1133@juno.com, and discuss the piece further and discuss price.
Happy bidding, and congratulations to whoever ends up owning this esteemed piece of Jurassic Park.
So, What REALLY Killed the Dinosaurs?
Date: Monday, April 27, 2009 - 19:02 PM (Eastern Time)
New research suggests that the Chicxulub crater, the impact zone of a large asteroid that struck the Earth approximately 65 million years ago, may not have been the disaster that kick-started the K-T Event, as is often believed.
According to ScienceDaily, "The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago, is challenged in a paper to be published in the Journal of the Geological Society on April 27, 2009.
"The newest research, led by Gerta Keller of Princeton University in New Jersey, and Thierry Adatte of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, uses evidence from Mexico to suggest that the Chicxulub impact predates the K-T boundary by as much as 300,000 years."
If this is true than it raises serious questions as to the asteroid-impact hypothesis and the extinction of the dinosaurs, and reopens the question as to what really killed off these magnificent creatures. Of course, more information is needed before anything is made factual.
Palaeontologists in Jiayuguan, China have discovered fossils believed to be an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Named Xiongguanlong baimoensis, the fossils date from the mid-Cretaceous period, and appear to fit within the 40 million year gap in the fossil record that separates two known groups of tyrannosaurs.
The new fossils, which suggest an adult size of 270kg, have features in common with both earlier and later tyrannosaurs and experts hope they will help shed light on the evolutionary lineage of T rex.
