OTHER REFERENCES & NOTES
bees:
Over the past few years, Stephen Hasiotic, a Colorado University doctoral student and geology lab instructor, has found nests, almost identical to modern honeybee nests, that date back 207 to 220 million years, or about twice as far back as the oldest fossils of flowering plants. This means bees have been around longer than previously thought. The ancient bees could have found sugars and nutrients – which they find today in the nectar of flowers – in coniferous plants or even in animal carcasses.
coprolite:
Coprolite – or fossilized dung – has been found in many areas, but the specimens found in 1994–95 with “Scotty” in the Frenchman River Valley was the first that could be officially be attributed to a T. rex. This was an important discovery as it provides insights into its environment and eating habits.
dragonflies:
Dragonflies, primitive flying insects that can hover in the air, evolved during the Mississippian Period, about 360 to 325 million years ago. Huge dragonflies with wingspans up to 70 centimetres existed during the Mesozoic Era (when the dinosaurs lived).
environmental scientists:
Environmental scientists and hydrologists use their knowledge of the physical makeup and history of the Earth to protect the environment, study the properties of underground and surface waters, locate water and energy resources, predict water-related geologic hazards, and offer environmental site assessments and advice on indoor air quality and hazardous-waste-site remediation. (Taken from: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos050.htm)