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<A --047d7ba97a36bb3f6d052db7871f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I suspect the location of the quarry wasn't mentioned so pilfering of fossils would not happen. I can imagine it to be very frustrating to researchers who find their site discovered, and fossils, which could have provided so much information, adorning mantels around the province. There are laws concerning the collection of fossils...I think that the gist of the law is that if you can pick it up with your bare hands, you can keep it, but you're not allowed to dig or pry them out. Special permission is required in protected areas, such as our national parks. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 10 March 2016 at 15:00, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Hi All, Mar 10, 2016 > I wonder if this is just some lark. > The statement ""The fossils show that wildfires raged through the > earliest pine forests and probably shaped the evolution of this important > tree." seems like a rather large extrapolation from one charred twig. > My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only > offshore and consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite. > It is possible that some Cretaceous exposures on land have been > discovered since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in shal= es > (lignite perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ? > As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At on= e > time abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the pines > there got scorched off. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* D W Bridgehouse <d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:43 PM > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS > quarry > > Interesting article Ken ! > > =E2=80=9CDr Falcon-Lang plans to return to the quarry this summer to reco= ver more > specimens.=E2=80=9D > > It would be interesting to know when he comes and then learn of the > location =E2=80=93 could it possibly be CB or Cumberland Co where coal h= as been > mined ?? Would nt he need permission to remove fossils from NS or is that > grandfathered from 5years ago . > > Is there a diff between Scots Pine and Scotch Pine ?? we have scotch pine > in NS do we not ?? > > db > > *From:* Ken J MacAulay <kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:22 PM > *To:* mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS quarry > > Apparently this was discovered five years ago and has only now been > analyzed. There is no mention of the location of the quarry in the artic= le. > > http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640 > > > > Ken MacAulay > Port Mouton, NS > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7442 / Virus Database: 4540/11788 - Release Date: 03/10/1= 6 > > --047d7ba97a36bb3f6d052db7871f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I suspect the location of the quarry wasn't mentioned = so pilfering of fossils would not happen. I can imagine it to be very frust= rating to researchers who find their site discovered, and fossils, which co= uld have provided so much information, adorning mantels around the province= .<div><br></div><div>There are laws concerning the collection of fossils...= I think that the gist of the law is that if you can pick it up with your ba= re hands, you can keep it, but you're not allowed to dig or pry them ou= t. Special permission is required in protected areas, such as our national = parks.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"= ><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature">____________________= _____________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS= .</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 March 2016 at 15:00, David & Aliso= n Webster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" targe= t=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"><u></u> <div dir=3D"ltr" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div>Hi All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Mar 10, 2016</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I wonder if this is just some lark. </div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The statement "<span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:n= one;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!import= ant;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:n= ormal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px= ">"The=20 fossils show that wildfires raged through the earliest pine forests and pro= bably=20 shaped the evolution of this important tree." seems like a rather larg= e=20 extrapolation from one charred twig. </span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;= COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only offshore= and=20 consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite. </span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;= COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 It is possible that some Cretaceous=C2=A0exposures on land have been discov= ered=20 since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in=C2=A0shales (lign= ite=20 perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ? </span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sa