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Show Xji r M'Tj 4 Didn't Fade Under Heat of the Sun The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, March 16, 1978 ii 7 BYUs Jim Jensen Maintains Romance With Dinosaurs , Fossils Research By R. C. Roberg For Associated Fies PROVO Dr. Jim Jensens romance with dinosaurs didnt fade under the heat of the sun "Looking for fossils is tedious work," said the curator of Brigham Young University's earth science re- search laboratory. "Many hours are spent digging in the sand under the blazing sun with hardly little water to take a bath. There are no towns to escape to and bugs are everywhere. This is usually w here the romance for dinosaur buffs ends." But the romance blossomed for Dr. Jensen, who in 1972 uncovered near Delta, Colo., what is thought to be the largest dinosaur ever found. News of the discovery spread and hundreds of letters began pouring into Dr. Jensens office, mostly from elementary school children. Real Effort "The Postal Service has gone out of its way to get the letters to me, Dr. Jensen said. "You wouldnt find that type of thing done for a business letter. But for a child it seems a real effort is made. One letter from a Australian boy was simply addressed : Mr. James Jensen, do Earth Young University, AuoclotK) Dr. Jim Jensen of Brigham Young University, unknown. away dirt from a dinosaur bone uncovered near Delta, Colo. brushes a girl who runs around digging for dirty old bones. Very- Much Interested Dr. Jensen replied, "We are very much in- terested in a girl who runs around digging up old bones. One dav you mav find answers to some of the problems which we have been unable to solve." Dr. Jensen said in 16 years of work, he has found no evidence to support two common myths aUiut large dinosaurs that they laid eggs and lived in lakes "I've collected over 100 tons of material from he moving sediments. said "What this means is that the large dinosaurs lived uphill and not in lakes ' If they did lay eg,s, w ould be lying the shells boys father The HOW TO SAVE MONEY using the Food Section of this newspaper. d state BYU-US- Prs Lawrphoto wmte: "You may not believe that a six year-olchild could be that interested in history of millions of years ago. but I can assure you that he almost drives me out of my 'lead with questions I can't answer. Please send all the information about dinosaurs you have. A South Dakota girl wrote, "It seems that nobody pays attention to a Save$5to$15 on your weekly grocery bill. (thats a conservative estimate) How??? STUDY THE ADS The daily food sections are full of supetmaiket and food ads which feature spodals and bargains. 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Dinosaurs just didn't lay eggs He said it's still a mystery why the reptiles became extinct, but he thinks they may have died off I localise they couldnt adapt to chang mg climatic conditions Dr. Jenson said it bothers him to see pot on tial diggings destroyi-d by rock hounds, vandals and curiosity seekers. Hes also displeased the way inotaur are bited in museums. by exhi- 'When I went to museums years ago I saw these poor wretched creatures impaled on plumbing to hold them up. he said. "It looked like someone had tossed the bones out of a second-stor- y window into a picket fence. |
