Yay 3 day weekend! Also yay from me and my students about the current unit being cut down to half! It’s not a particularly fun topic, and they are looking forward more to the astronomy and evolution units. So am I. Evolution and paleontology is kind of my wheelhouse.
The baby finally got over his delightful respiratory infection (probably gotten from either me or his brother) and promptly turned around and got an ear infection. Joy of freaking joys. Luckily for me, he’s really good about taking his medicine. So was his brother, now that I’m thinking about it.
A funny thing happened while I was doing research for Moonstone Wish. One of the books I’m reading for reference is a compilation of all of the primary sources on the Beast of Gevaudan. One place came up a few times…Languedouc. Every time it popped up, I swore I recognized the name from somewhere. Then it clicked. I have a fossil from that region, or more accurately, a trace fossil. It’s a double Grallator track from Languedouc-Roussillon. I picked it up in Evanston, IL years ago. Here it is. Don’t let the size fool you…this bad boy is heavy. It almost certainly shows the activity of two animals, as the tracks point in complete opposite direction.
Isn’t it a beauty?
Hilary
