Short Paleontologist Poems

Obituary - Paleontologist George Harris 

His death revealed many skeletons in the cupboard...

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I shall be a scientist, the six-year-old said.
A paleontologist? asked his uncle Ned
a meteorologist? suggested his grandpa Ed
A chemist? An astronomer? what is in your head?
I want to do experiments in the lab, the lad said....

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OBITUARY NOTICE - FISHERMAN PETER HOOK

Life was too much to tackle


OBITUARY NOTICE - PALEONTOLOGIST GEORGE FOOT

His death revealed many skeletons in the cupboard


OBITUARY NOTICE - BOB PANE

He had more than his fair share of ups and downs


01.06.20...

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Dinosaurs once ruled the earth
And their bones are found all over.
They're in the ground
Just waiting around
For some paleontologist to discover.
There were thin ones, and tall ones,
And fat ones, and small ones,
But they all lacked one basic requirement.
Though all were distinct,
They all went extinct
'cause they didn't plan well for retirement.
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Paleontologists have the very best pants, and the best careers to boot.
They get to travel, and dig, and so many tombs they get to loot!

They get to find fossils – body, trace, and footprints, teeth, and nests.
They get to look for dinosaur bones, and they have fun above the rest.

They get to pick up gray, and black delicate coprolites, and for those who want to know, 
here’s the scoop.
Coprolites is another word for tiny little nuggets, hardened now, but 
once a dinosaur’s poop....

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