Dinosaurs roamed Washington DC


	Dinosaurs roamed Washington DC

invictus

2-26-2008 4:36 PM

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dinosaurs, palaeontology, washington, maryland, prehistory, united states

invictus says:

Not now, just 100 million years ago... Or they're still there, er, in a kinda 'disguise'?

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2-26-2008 9:13 PM

wiccantexan

I thought it was an article about a Republican convention.

2-28-2008 7:47 AM

kkcapricorn

Same difference.

2-28-2008 7:54 AM

Deepti

pop for the comments

3-2-2008 2:10 PM

bookchick49

Sounds like Washington D.C. has been the center of attention for more years than we think. LOL

(hope all is well your way!)

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