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I like the brown rock. I like the leaf fossil in it. It kept my interest the entire five hours i stared at it.
We sould find more rare fossils more often.
I do not think that would be good
When this rock was first made, it was a pillow for a dinosaur. Now it is underappreciated and abused. Please give your love to this beautiful rock. And maybe some money. Go Glossopteris, go!
I think it is hard to tell what it is at first
nature is all around us, even where we least expect it. This leaf lie hidden forever, only to be revealed by the splitting of a rock.
This looks like an awesome fossil and should be called leaf rock
theres more prints than a leaf like a rock or a tooth and it's chippedreally bad. I think it could be in the 50s or 60s
I think that the rock is really cool.
glossopteris in't a word.
Glossopteris is the scientific name for a type of extinct tree. It comes from a Greek word meaning "tongue," a reference to its tongue-shaped leaves.
My guess is that it is.....A ROCK!!!! yep, that is my guess
it is a fossil of a leaf...howw interesting
well the musemos very intresting ,but my favroite thing is the collectors corner.[i'm a hudge rock colector i'm talking big timei can't wait to come back next time!
p.s i have a membership
It is a rock. A brown rock. A dull brown rock
Its more than that.
who needs rocks? all they do is get in my shoe or hurt my elbows when i fall down. i personally think that we should get rid of the rock much like we should get rid of the penny!
The rock is grey. It is shaped different. It has pointed edges. It is a little bumpy. It reminds me of a grey crystal.
My sister collects rocks. She thinks they are interesting. Some are interesting others are not so interesting.
rocks are very intresting!!! i used to collectthem but i quit....
every day we see a rock, but not like this one.
this one is pritty and intresting.
that is so cool and think it was once a leaf ! and many yars and flods later a rock! and in antaica folds werd!
a fossil of some sort
A fossil is some thing that is from the past.
why i find that very interesting thank you my dear kristin.
One time it rained.
i used to have a collection of shiny rocks,like you know the sparkly ones with the fake gold.but i quit.. i would definitley like to start again!
You can learn more about rock collecting in our on-line exhibit here.
this is an interesting fossil. i would like to see more of it.
When my family was on summer vacation in South Dakota, we went climbing in the Black Hills. I saw many rocks that looked like this, maybe even the same thing.
I think this rock should be called "Storybook Rock" because it tells a story when you look at it!
REALLY COOL leaf fossil.
someone went to antartica to find a rock?
why would you go to antarctica for a rock?
The same reason a geologist would go anywhere -- to study the world, to learn more about the Earth, to see if Antarctica is any different from other places. Plus, Antarctica has been explored far less than other, more accessible continents -- the odds of finding something new are much greater.
It's a very nice fossil
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that is way cool.i know greenland used to be a warmer place, but not antartica.
that object was quite intresting and roughly structured!
This thing is cool!
But what is it?
Yo! It's dull and brown!
haha yeah, it is dull and brown! haha wow thats funny stuff Alexander,
i really just love this page!!!!!!!!
where the heck did you get this leaf printed rock?!?
that glossopteris leaf fossil was pretty whistlin!! im jealous,, and i wish i was as smart as you people in science :)
COOL!
This is the rock on which I will build my church?
it looks like a leaf in a rock, sometimes i feel like a leaf in a rock, sometimes i look like one too.................lol
there is a dark spot on it resembling a leaf.
leaf fossil
kate
it looks really lame. doesn't stand out at all
And yet, it tells a cool story.
The rock.
You should get a more things and more information about this object. Maybe a special guest speaker.
this looks like a bear tooth rock. or an indian rock.
It is Brown.....woohoo
What you said.
the rock is cool
this fossil is so cool
Hurl with a leftward forarm toss for maximum velocity!
It's amazing how they traced
back the history of a simple black dull rock.
this is sweet
This is a cool looking rock!!!!!!!!!!! its also very pretty:)
This is a beauuutiful rock. Iam not sure what it is but i know it is a rock of some sort. Maybe a fossil? Or a rock good question ?
It is wack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it was very boring and the object of the month should be more interesting. It was ok.
You shouldn't just think of it as a rock It's a cool rock!
i have a rock that we believe is a dino tooth.how can i find out more about it????
The Science Museum of Minnesota runs an Object Identification Program that might be able to help you, Abby.
Museum staff can identify items within their areas of expertise: anthropology, biology, and paleontology.
Bring your object in, and be prepared to leave it with us for a few weeks. (You can get an Object ID program pass at the box office so you can bring your object down to Collectors' Corner, on the 4th floor, without paying admission.) You'll get a call in 2-6 weeks, after an expert has looked at your object and determined what it is. And then you can come and pick it up.
This is a rock. Rocks are cool, yo.
This is a pretty rock! i like it
i like the idea of having a object of the month. and the rock is a good idea
where was this found?
it looks cave like. it seems to have a sort of "leaf" painting on it.- that's what i see anyway. it looks ancient and important. it also looks very unique.
leaf fossil
wow...the brown rock is cool, but, like Bethica, i couldn't stare at it for 5 hours.
this is soooo snazzy!
I think it looks almost like slate. It must have broken off some other, bigger, rock. I wonder what other kinds of fossils were in that rock...
hey well i just have to say say that that is one ugly rock!!!!! its gray and brown and disgusting!!! like ewww!!!!!! i would never touch that in my life, it would ruin my gloves!
This rock is wicked cool!
Where did you find it??????
Antarctica.
crazy rock
This rock is very special.
that is a fossil a very cool fossil you dig it
brown rock
this rock is said to be over a million years old but that is a big fat lie
Radiometric dating has given us a good idea of the age of most rocks.
yes that is a verry true fact. nicec job man. thahnks. l
Glossopteris leaf fossil
It's brown and gray,but very boring to look at.
But it has an interesting shape. Like a fossil.
The object of the month is a fossil leaf.
it is so cool!
this is a rare object only foundin india and i lived there for 99 year sso i would know!
What I noticed after an intense study of this jagged rock, was that it's not that pretty. And quite flat. Also, RACCOONS WILL ONE DAY RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!
I think that if u study a rock it is very intersting to me there is Many things that people dont know about rocks , so if u are studing it u should be glade to!!!!!Mizz M.R.T.B. thats how I feel
I see a old rock, with a leaf in it ( which is old too )
From Julia and her aunti!
Dude this fossil is so cool... do you know how cool i would feel if i found something like this? I think that it would bo awesome to find this kind of artifact!
This is a type of Agate that is coveted as kitchen counter material due to its resistence to stains, while remaining porous.
fossils aren't real
Real enough to sit in an exhibit case. ;-)
Fossilized petal of a prehistoric flower.From the cretaceous period, because before that flowering plants were nonexistent.