I wonder if the growth rings appearing in dinosaur bones are analogous to those of trees, which are determined by the annual climatic cycle. Is it possible that the dinosaur rings were created on a different time cycle?
James Hendry Florissant, Mo.
Researchers say that they haven’t come up with another type of cycle that seems feasible
.—S. Perkins
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