Welcome to the Greybull/Staffin dinotalk blogsite

Hi! My name is Dr Neil Clark and I study dinosaurs. For the last ten or more years I have worked on the Isle of Skye where lots of Middle Jurassic dinosaur remains have been found. This summer, I was lucky to travel to Wyoming to look at the Middle Jurassic dinosaur remains there also. As you send messages to each other across the Atlantic Ocean, I will add comments on the results of a study comparing the dinosaur remains in Wyoming to those on the Isle of Skye. Why not ask each other on what you know about the dinosaurs where you live? Visit your local museum and find out what fossils they have. Let each other know what it is like to live where you live. Send your own pictures with your postings. Interview local fossil experts about the dinosaurs in your area and let others know what you find out. Above all, have fun!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite


I'm Sabrina. This is a track of a dinosaur at the Red Gulch Track Site. The toes are pointing toward the left. A thousand tracks have been located at the site. The prints were formed about 167 million years ago during the middle Jurrasic Period. Wyoming was thought to be under water at this time but these tracks proved that theory to be incorrect. The Red Gulch Tracksite is about 17 miles from Greybull.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Greybull Elementary School





This is our current and under construction Greybull Elementary School(GES). The original building (top) was constructed in 1919. Our classroom is bottom left, with large windows, and yellow and white shades.The new building (bottom) will be the first Leader in Energy and Environmental Design building in Wyoming. There are about 250 students at GES ages 5-11. The students enjoy outdoor games during break time such as soccer, American football, basketball, and playing on swings and merry-go-rounds.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Dinosaur footprints at Staffin beach


Some of the pupils were on a trip to the beach yesterday to look at the dinosaur footprints. Dugie Ross who is a local expert on dinosaurs guided us and told us some details about the footprints. They were left by a Megasuarus (we think that's what he said). Anyway they looked really impressive. The picture on the home page of the blog shows Dr Clark with the most obvious of the 14 prints.
Can you see what looks like a smaller footprint inside the large one? I wonder if it's a real one? A baby footprint perhaps?

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

staffin primary school



We thought you would like to see a picture of our school.
the dinosaur fossil finds were close by, a few miles away, on the shore line.
we will try to get pictures for you.

Monday, October 30, 2006

Welcome Staffin Students


Hi. We're the dino-kids at Greybull Elementary. We're very excited to learn more about you and your experiences on Isle of Skye. These are our classroom computers where we will write to you from. Thanks Dr. Clark and Mr. Kunkel for this great opportunity.

Coyote Basin



Welcome Staffin students! My name is John Kunkel. I teach science and math at Greybull Elementary School in Greybull, Wyoming, USA. This three-toed footprint is found in the Morrison formation of Coyote Basin about 15 miles from our school. The toes are pointing toward the top of picture. My question to all students is, "What kind of track is this? A) natural cast B) true cast C) undertrack. Good Luck.