DISCOVERY

Very unlikely place for a

Very unlikely place for a fossile! He is exaggerating!

obama, that was uncalled for

Why would you be so mean in your response? The failing of public schools does not solely rest on the shoulder of teachers (I am not a teacher). Yes, some teachers are to blame, but I blame it primarily on the parents! They are not involved, not present or not interested and use the school system as a babysitting service. Some of those who are involved are so out of touch with reality that believe litigation is the answer to everything.

As for dinos, we have dino mentality in the so called government of Iran run by a bunch of 7th century-minded, anti-nationalist extremists bent on the destruction of our culture and identity.

Over and out.

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IRAN FIRST

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My first impression was that it wasn't dinasour bones!

Look where they cut a piece, you can clearly see the color difference looking more like a rock. That's why he teaches at DC high school which are failing miserably. Well, he got fame for a short time.

Actually, you cannot find them in the iranian forests, but deserts (yes deserts). Why? Since they used to be forests hundreds of thousands of years ago. In fact, they have found a few around bam and natanz. My last impression remains the same.

dinosaur

they are not from one dinosaur, they are collected from different locations 

kool

I really enjoyed these pictures - thank u for posting

I am just saying

Thanks JJ

Iranian Dinosaurs Are Alive and Well

تعداد زياديشون تو مجلس خبرگان هستند بقيه شون هم تو حوزه علميه قم

Iranian dinasours were not that big. Persianasours were small!

Everything is sacred.

Get the local and national media involved

Perhaps one way to force the authorities to show some interest for further investigations is to invite the reporters from local and national media (TV science programs & News, the press, etc.) to visit the site and the evidences. 

Unfortunately, our lack of investigative journalism is only matched with our bureaucratic inefficiencies.

One expert's view

I sent this feature to several news organizations and experts at universities and museums. Here's a reply I received from an expert at the American Museum of Natural History:

"Thank you for your email. I have had a chance to review your photos and would be very surprised if this were fossil bones of any kind. They look very much like chunks of weathered limestone. Limestone is very easily etched by acids and the slight acidity of rain and soil is enough to make odd shapes like those of the rocks you have. However, limestone is usually composed of minuscule fossils and a close examination of the surface may reveal these tiny fossils. Have a look."

Carl Mehling
Fossil Amphibian, Reptile, and Bird Collections
Division of Paleontology
American Museum of Natural History
New York City

I agree

These photos should be interpreted by an expert. Interesting that the head is so disfigured, while the teeth appear less so.

I'd be interested to know more specifically at what we are supposed to be looking at.

Very Interesting

What a great find!

mr. zargarani

that's an incredible find.  i wonder if the locals knew about it.  at any rate, the way this regime takes care of its antiquities i don't think they'd be interested in exploring it.  have you tried sharing some pictures and artifacts with u.s. archaeologists?  sounds like a wonderful retirement project :)

Look for them on ebay

The officials have not forgotten the artifacts.  Give it some time and you will probably find them on ebay.

They have more interest...

They have more interest in that famous "well"...

Do need qualified paleontologist

We have many fossils on this site too

you know, the ones who still live in the 1960's and 1970's, re-living their great "revolution" day in and day out, fighting the good fight against the "imperialists", trying to free us from being "slaves of the west", dreaming about Shariati's influence in today's Iran, etc.  Unfortunately, our dinosaurs are still alive.

I wrote about them not too long ago:

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Wow! You financed the excavation with your own money. That is very admirable! I hope you can get a big research grant and unearth more fossils in Iran. I went to Trona, California digging crystals twice, it was fun. You pay about $20 - $30 and you got to keep all the crystals you find. I brought home 200 lbs of crystals (Hanksite)!

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Thank you for sharing!

Thank you, Ramin, for the petrified wood's picture, very pretty!

I have many pieces of petrified wood, I bought them from the fossil shows. 

I have my own fossil

When I was doing stone carving in Portland I found a petrified tree.

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