“The question of, ‘How do we have a dinosaur, which is a land animal, in a marine rock?’ is interesting. It’s a known thing with dinosaurs and other modern creatures called a ‘bloat and float.’ So when an animal dies, they bloat up, and then they can get carried out into the ocean, where they’re eventually deposited.”
Morgan emphasized the educational benefits, and the potential to inspire further civic engagement, of House Bill 1020, which passed the House on Feb. 20 and has been referred to the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections.
While the Suciasaurus fossil itself, discovered at Sucia Park, is stored at the Burke Museum, the
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