Re: mystery tunnels

altozwei Wrote:
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> vft_refectory Wrote:
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> > I stand corrected about the display being in
> the
> > Braniff terminal rather than the American. But
> > didn't American take over the Braniff space
> after
> > the latter failed, and before they built their
> own
> > terminal? I sure agree that from the name of
> the
> > building that the fossil is now in a space
> that
> > most people can't visit.
>
>
> That is probably correct. You may have, indeed,
> seen it in the AA terminal, after Braniff went
> away. As a kid, I got the chance to fly to Hawaii
> on Braniff and, because we had all read about the
> fossil, made a point of going to see it. I was
> just thinking about the plesiosaur last week, and
> wondering what had become of it. I can't imagine
> why it wouldn't be on public display.

According to the first link below, the specimen may be housed at the NE campus of Tarrant County College. The other links provide some interesting information about marine reptile specimens from North Texas, and mention this one.

[texashistory.unt.edu]

[www.dinodatabase.com]

[books.google.com]