Utah Dinosaur Dig: "Don Gets an Armored Dinosaur" for Retiring
From the BBN segment “Dinosaur fossils dug up in Utah reveal new species”, cut down to under a minute.
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From the BBN segment “Dinosaur fossils dug up in Utah reveal new species”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (FOX 10 Phoenix) →
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Hank LedgerTalking point number one. Paleontologists in southeastern Utah, near Moab, say they've added up about four different kinds of dinosaur at one site.
Hank LedgerUtah State Paleontologist Jim Kirkland said, quote, I think we've added up like four different kinds of dinosaur here right now. Like four.
Hank LedgerThat's a scientist rounding a dinosaur.
Hank LedgerTalking point number two. Don DeBlieux says everything they find there will be brand new to science.
Hank LedgerHe found the site while hiking in the desert north of Arches National Park.
Hank LedgerHe went for a walk in the desert and came back with a bonebed. I come back with a sunburn.
Hank LedgerTalking point number three, and this is the one they hope you miss. Don DeBlieux plans to retire after a twenty-five year partnership.
Hank LedgerAnd the Utah Geological Survey says the site seems to hold an armored dinosaur that Kirkland is working to name in his honor.
Hank LedgerTwenty-five years. Most of us get a card, a sheet cake and a manager who mispronounces our name. Don gets an armored dinosaur.
Hank LedgerThink about that.
Hank LedgerThat cake is gone by Friday, the office will be gone by the next century, and the dinosaur has a hundred and fifty million years on everybody involved.
Hank LedgerThe best retirement gift in America is older than the pension, and nobody has to chip in for it.
Hank LedgerNo Bull with Hank is back same time tomorrow.