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etica,Arial,sa --001a114145a0cb12bf052dcc530a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have Pinus sylvestris in Nova Scotia, and whether it is Scot's, Scotch or Scorched, it is an introduced and naturalized species. The fossil deposits show that Nova Scotia (New Scotland) and Old Scotland must have been closer physically during the carboniferous period, we have since drifted apart physically but still share some cultural links. George Forsyth On 10 March 2016 at 16:18, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > I suspect the location of the quarry wasn't mentioned so pilfering of > fossils would not happen. I can imagine it to be very frustrating to > researchers who find their site discovered, and fossils, which could have > provided so much information, adorning mantels around the province. > > There are laws concerning the collection of fossils...I think that the > gist of the law is that if you can pick it up with your bare hands, you c= an > keep it, but you're not allowed to dig or pry them out. Special permissio= n > is required in protected areas, such as our national parks. > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > On 10 March 2016 at 15:00, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > wrote: > >> Hi All, Mar 10, 2016 >> I wonder if this is just some lark. >> The statement ""The fossils show that wildfires raged through the >> earliest pine forests and probably shaped the evolution of this importan= t >> tree." seems like a rather large extrapolation from one charred twig. >> My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only >> offshore and consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite. >> It is possible that some Cretaceous exposures on land have been >> discovered since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in sha= les >> (lignite perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ? >> As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At >> one time abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the >> pines there got scorched off. >> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* D W Bridgehouse <d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca> >> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:43 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS >> quarry >> >> Interesting article Ken ! >> >> =E2=80=9CDr Falcon-Lang plans to return to the quarry this summer to rec= over more >> specimens.=E2=80=9D >> >> It would be interesting to know when he comes and then learn of the >> location =E2=80=93 could it possibly be CB or Cumberland Co where coal = has been >> mined ?? Would nt he need permission to remove fossils from NS or is tha= t >> grandfathered from 5years ago . >> >> Is there a diff between Scots Pine and Scotch Pine ?? we have scotch pin= e >> in NS do we not ?? >> >> db >> >> *From:* Ken J MacAulay <kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca> >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:22 PM >> *To:* mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS quarry >> >> Apparently this was discovered five years ago and has only now been >> analyzed. There is no mention of the location of the quarry in the arti= cle. >> >> http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640 >> >> >> >> Ken MacAulay >> Port Mouton, NS >> >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2016.0.7442 / Virus Database: 4540/11788 - Release Date: 03/10/= 16 >> >> > --001a114145a0cb12bf052dcc530a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>We have Pinus sylvestris in Nova Scotia, and whether = it is Scot's, Scotch or Scorched, it is an introduced and naturalized s= pecies. The fossil deposits show that Nova Scotia (New Scotland) and Old Sc= otland must have been closer physically during the carboniferous period, we= have since drifted apart physically but still share some cultural links. <= br><br><br></div>George Forsyth<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><di= v class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 March 2016 at 16:18, Randy Lauff <span dir=3D= "ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">randy.= lauff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><di= v dir=3D"ltr">I suspect the location of the quarry wasn't mentioned so = pilfering of fossils would not happen. I can imagine it to be very frustrat= ing to researchers who find their site discovered, and fossils, which could= have provided so much information, adorning mantels around the province.<d= iv><br></div><div>There are laws concerning the collection of fossils...I t= hink that the gist of the law is that if you can pick it up with your bare = hands, you can keep it, but you're not allowed to dig or pry them out. = Special permission is required in protected areas, such as our national par= ks.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b= r clear=3D"all"><div><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>= Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div><div><div class= =3D"h5"> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 March 2016 at 15:00, David & Aliso= n Webster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" targe= t=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"><u></u> <div dir=3D"ltr" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div>Hi All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Mar 10, 2016</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I wonder if this is just some lark. </div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The statement "<span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:n= one;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!import= ant;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:n= ormal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px= ">"The=20 fossils show that wildfires raged through the earliest pine forests and pro= bably=20 shaped the evolution of this important tree." seems like a rather larg= e=20 extrapolation from one charred twig. </span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;= COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only offshore= and=20 consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite. </span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;= COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 It is possible that some Cretaceous=C2=A0exposures on land have been discov= ered=20 since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in=C2=A0shales (lign= ite=20 perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ? </span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;= COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px"></span><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:= none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);TEXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!impor= tant;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:= normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0p= x">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At one time= =20 abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the pines there g= ot=20 scorched off.</span></div> <div><span style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM:none;BACKGROUND-COLOR:rgb(255,255,255);T= EXT-INDENT:0px;DISPLAY:inline!important;FONT:18px/23px Helmet,Freesans,Helv= etica,Arial,sans-serif;WHITE-SPACE:normal;FLOAT:none;LETTER-SPACING:normal;= COLOR:rgb(64,64,64);WORD-SPACING:0px">Yt,=20 Dave Webster, Kentville</span></div> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING= -RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"><div><div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20 <a title=3D"d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca" href=3D"mailto:d.bridgehouse@n= s.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">D W Bridgehouse</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch= ebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:4= 3=20 PM</div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of o= ldest=20 pine tree discovered in NS quarry</div> <div><br></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt"> <div>Interesting article Ken !</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Helvetica" color=3D"#404040">=E2=80=9CDr Falcon-Lang p= lans to return to the=20 quarry this summer to recover more specimens.=E2=80=9D</font></div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt"><= br>It=20 would be interesting to know when he comes and then learn of the location= =E2=80=93=20 could it possibly=C2=A0 be CB or Cumberland Co where coal has been mined = ??=20 Would nt he need permission to remove fossils from NS or is that=20 grandfathered=C2=A0 from 5years ago .</div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt">= =C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt">I= s there a=20 diff between Scots Pine and Scotch Pine ?? we have scotch pine in NS do w= e not=20 ??</div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt">= =C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:12pt">d= b<br><br> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= <b>From:</b>=20 <a title=3D"kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:kenmacaulay@eastlink.= ca" target=3D"_blank">Ken J=20 MacAulay</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt tahoma"> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5"> <div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:22 PM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:natur= ens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>=20 </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in = NS=20 quarry</div></div></div> <div>=C2=A0</div></div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:'Arial';COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:10pt"> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= Apparently=20 this was discovered five years ago and has only now been analyzed.=C2=A0 = There=20 is no mention of the location of the quarry in the article.</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= =C2=A0</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= <a href=3D"http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640" target=3D"= _blank">http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640</a></div></div= > <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= =C2=A0</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= =C2=A0</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= =C2=A0</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= Ken=20 MacAulay</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= Port=20 Mouton, NS</div></div> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri&#= 39;;COLOR:#000000;FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none">= =C2=A0</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a></a> </div></div><p color=3D"#000000" align=3D"left">No virus found in this=20 message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2016.0.7442 / Virus=20 Database: 4540/11788 - Release Date: 03/10/16</p></blockquote></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a114145a0cb12bf052dcc530a--
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