Dinosaur skull found in church

Avatar image for sexy_merc
sexy_merc

42516

Forum Posts

1129

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 6

#1  Edited By sexy_merc

The marble-like balustrade in the Cathedral of Vigevano where the dinosaur skull was found. Courtesy: Andrea Tintori

Encased in pinkish marble-like slabs supporting a balustrade, this dinosaur -- or what's left of it -- has for centuries been the most faithful presence in the Cathedral of St. Ambrose in Vigevano, a town about 20 miles from Milan.

“The rock contains what appears to be a horizontal section of a dinosaur’s skull. The image looks like a CT scan, and clearly shows the cranium, the nasal cavities, and numerous teeth,” Andrea Tintori, the University of Milan paleontologist who spotted the fossil near the altar, told Discovery News.
Measuring about 30 cm (11.8 inches), the skull was cut in sections as slabs of the marble-like rock were used to build the Cathedral between 1532 and 1660.
Indeed, Tintori found a second section of the same skull in another slab nearby.

 

Horizontal section of the dinosaur skull. The cranium, the nasal lobes and numerous teeth are visible. Courtesy: Andrea Tintori
The calcareous rock in which the dinosaur remains are embedded comes from the rich fossil-bearing site of Mount San Giorgio, which is on the Unesco World Heritage List.
“It is called Broccatello and was mined in Arzo, Switzerland. We know that this type of rock dates geologically to the Lower Jurassic, about 190 million years ago,” Tintori said.
It is not clear what animal the skull belonged to. Tintori hopes to solve the mystery with a three-dimensional reconstruction of the fossilized remains.
According to Paul Sereno, a paleontologist and professor at the University of Chicago and one of the world's leading dinosaur experts, the finding “looks very interesting.”
“While definitely a fossil, I cannot say what it is. I do not definitively see teeth. There is some bone texture, but other areas look double-layered, unlike typical cranial bone,” Sereno told Discovery News.
 
http://news.discovery.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-skull-found-in-church.html 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Raptor Jesus, the irony is amazing.


No Caption Provided
Avatar image for innervenom123
InnerVenom123

29886

Forum Posts

1786

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 11

User Lists: 1

#2  Edited By InnerVenom123

RAPTOR JESUS HAS REVEALED HIMSELF! :D

Avatar image for magian
Magian

159096

Forum Posts

925

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 11

#3  Edited By Magian

Sorry but the pic of Raptor Jesus distracted me and I didn't read the story lol

Avatar image for billy_batson
Billy Batson

62287

Forum Posts

1286746

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 11

#4  Edited By Billy Batson
Before I saw this thread I was going to post about Raptor Jesus :/
Avatar image for wise_son
Wise Son

1796

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#5  Edited By Wise Son
It's the second coming of Raptor Jesus!!
 
Looks like the boats already sailed Allahsaurus.
Avatar image for _sojourn_
_Sojourn_

19715

Forum Posts

2244

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 4

#6  Edited By _Sojourn_

OHHH THE SWEET SWEET IRONY 

Avatar image for goldenshot80
goldenshot80

7456

Forum Posts

24603

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 18

User Lists: 1

#7  Edited By goldenshot80
I think they left out a part that a person said
"APRIL FOOOLS!!. THATS NOT A REAL DINOSAUR BONE"
Avatar image for aronmorales
Aronmorales

9735

Forum Posts

173

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#8  Edited By Aronmorales
AbwuaAH?!
Avatar image for princeimc
PrinceIMC

5506

Forum Posts

7471

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#9  Edited By PrinceIMC

And by dinosaur you mean 'Jesus Horse'?
Avatar image for dracade102
Dracade102

8452

Forum Posts

12995

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 8

User Lists: -1

#10  Edited By Dracade102
Avatar image for baron_emo
Baron_Emo

3609

Forum Posts

360

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#11  Edited By Baron_Emo

No Caption Provided
Avatar image for nefarious
nefarious

35827

Forum Posts

6914

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

#12  Edited By nefarious

Wow.

Avatar image for baron_emo
Baron_Emo

3609

Forum Posts

360

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#13  Edited By Baron_Emo

No Caption Provided
Avatar image for cezar_thescribe
Cezar_TheScribe

2780

Forum Posts

362

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

#14  Edited By Cezar_TheScribe
@goldenshot80 said:
"I think they left out a part that a person said
"APRIL FOOOLS!!. THATS NOT A REAL DINOSAUR BONE"
"

It might be or might not be.  
 
 
Comment from the site: 
 

Antoine Hlavaty: 
 
  I'm graduate in Sedimentology and it's impossible to have a dino in benthic calcareous rock ! Or this dino is a very good swimmer !   

  I'm actually working with paleontogists and all of them laugh about that story, it's an ammonite in cross-section, no choice.  
  Even if I wasn't scientist I could see this on wikipedia : ammonite !   
  What a mistake for a paleontologist !   
  Andrea Tintori is done, his carreer is over.  

  
It could be one, or this could be a hoax.   
 
Avatar image for warlock360
warlock360

30698

Forum Posts

3892

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 1

#15  Edited By warlock360
@Sexy Merc: i was gonna post raptor jesus as soon as i saw the title LMAO
Avatar image for cezar_thescribe
Cezar_TheScribe

2780

Forum Posts

362

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

#16  Edited By Cezar_TheScribe

There's no "irony" to this story.  Most Christians believe in dinosaurs.
Avatar image for primmaster64
Primmaster64

21668

Forum Posts

16273

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 2

#17  Edited By Primmaster64

I'm blind...But I can't see any dinosaur skull
 
iknew there was a Jesus riding Raptor...but not a Raptor Jesus! Hilarious!