FIRST thing we see while celebrating two years of marriage at the Museum of Northern Arizona was this "Phytosaur Skull". I could not believe that everything in there was actually retrieved by archeologists in the actual areas of northern Arizona near the Colorado River!
Well...
this phytosaur was a reptile that looked much like a modern crocodile, but its nostrils were located near the eyes, rather than at the tip of the snout. it was the larges predator in the water and nearby land and probably lived a life similar to a crocodile.
Not to be confused with the below crocodile..
I HAVE ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE PETRIFIED WOOD! THIS IS AMAZING!
The fossilized dinosaur track!
A fossilized social insect nest: This is a natural sandstone cast of the tunnels that made up the underground nest of a colony of social insects, possibly termites or ants.
This dinosaur THIGH bone belonged to a Tyrannosaurus Rex! WOW it's almost bigger than me huh?
I love my honey posing!
Not your average rock...this is a tortoise shell.
Beautiful colors up in good 'ole flagstaff!
Of course I couldn't resist even while in the car.
Just pumpkins -yay!
I don't know 'bout you, but if you weren't with me and knew where you were goin'... a person could get lost like this! 8)
We also went to the Riordan Mansion. The Riordan's had been the railroad builders and then moved on to being involved in lumber, politics, cattle and banking.
This museum is actually scheduled to close on February 22, 2010, for an undetermined amount of time.
Interesting...
How fun that they had a sled!
No way! Check her busting it out wearing her corset!
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