tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post5159750596046340416..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Of Dinosaurs, Marketing and Truth; Lark QuarryIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-22090330535750676602013-06-03T18:01:27.483+10:002013-06-03T18:01:27.483+10:00I am intrigued by the proposal that a stampede is ...I am intrigued by the proposal that a stampede is marketable but a well used river crossing isn't. Perhaps the lack of daylight saving has unexpected consequences for the local psyche?<br /><br />Perhaps it is a combination of both? I am thinking of a Cretaceous equivalent of the Grumeti River in Serengeti with an ancestor Nile crocodile (swimming, so leaves no tracks) chasing the herbivores (filling the roles of Zebra and Wildebeeste)! <br /><br />They should be able to market that one!Flabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-34405452766250796922013-06-03T16:06:52.068+10:002013-06-03T16:06:52.068+10:00I've never made it to Lark Quarry, but would l...I've never made it to Lark Quarry, but would love to go. <br /><br />My observation, as someone who works as, or with, professional guides, is that they can make a huge difference in terms of myths and myth busting. I've had to remonstrate with guides in the past who persist in telling romantic tales that are sadly completely unconnected with a reality that had visible physical evidence backing it up. Here in the Loire I have to remind people that the local marketing regarding Leonardo da Vinci is a bit too Dan Brown and not sufficiently impartial historical fact.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com