Paleontology, April 19th, 7th Period

[dr-tommy.livejournal.com]

"Okay, guys... today?" Tommy grins, and absolutely does not snicker or glance at the classroom loudspeaker. "I want you to come up with a theory as to how the tyrannosaurus, mastodon, saber-toothed tiger, pterodactyl, and triceratops could have all co-existed. Bonus points for telling me which colour you associate with each of those."

Near the end of the class period, he adds, "for extra credit, see if you can find something prehistoric in the woods, and bring it to class on Monday."

[ooc: idea for class swiped from swerval_zero.]

Comments

Re: Discussion!

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Um, no, they're from completely different periods," Rory replied. "Tyranosaurus and triceratops are from the Cretaceous period, mastodon is from the Paleoindian period, saber-toothed tiger is from the Pleistocene epoch, and pterodactyl is from the later Cretaceous and Jurassic."

Re: Discussion!

[dr-tommy.livejournal.com]

"Well, I'd point out that the Jurassic came before the Cretaceous, but otherwise you have a good point," Tommy says. "So... why do people assume that pterodactyls are dinosaurs?"

Re: Discussion!

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory blushed. "Yeah, I, um, meant that the other way around," she amended. "It looks like a dinosaur. But they were just reptiles who could fly, right?"