Gopherwood Range Theory

[Garry Denke]

Gopherwood Range Theory

John Denke, Biology 101

University of North Texas

Fall Semester, 1999 AD

 

Abstract

 

Biologists know that gophers are found only in the Western Hemisphere. The gopher tortoise, species Gopherus polyphemus, is its eldest endangered species living in a certain Southeastern U.S. range. Also living within this range is the resilient Southern live oak, species Quercus virginiana. Its naturally-curved massive branches were used exclusively for the strongest shipbuilding frames. "Old Ironsides", the oldest commissioned ship still afloat in the world, is built from these Southeastern U.S. gopher's wood's forests. Thus, the ark's "gopherwood" name, "gopher wood", is identical to the species of wood in USS Constitution's frame, according to theory. Quercus virginiana (after Philip Miller, botanist)

 

Other biologists suggest three of the four known Gopherus living species: G. agassizii, G. berlandieri and G. flavomarginatus. However, all three range in non-forested areas. Ancient stone anchors, similar to 5,000-year-old anchors found at Bimini and the Middle East, are common in U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane flood zones.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_wood

 

GDG

 

I know very little about biology,

does this abstract hold water?

 

Thank you.

[Turtle]

Hey Garry. We lost track of you in last Winter's snowstorm on the Salisbury plain.:eek:

 

:cup: I'm not sure I get what the "theory" is here? Is it that the biblical ark is in the Americas?

:)

Other biologists suggest three of the four known Gopherus living species: G. agassizii, G. berlandieri and G. flavomarginatus. However, all three range in non-forested areas.

What Kingdom do these Gopherus species belong to?

:) You had my attention as a turtle with this line:...gopher tortoise, species Gopherus polyphemus, is its eldest endangered species...

Biologically Bound,

Turtler

[Garry Denke]

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Testudines

Family: Testudinidae

Genus: Gopherus

Species: G. polyphemus

 

Here is one last pitch of John's range theory.

 

Our core samples of Noah's ark are Quercus virginiana. That's the current problem. John's notebooks say Constantine Rafinesque named genus Gopherus. I read that's true. His notes say he had to. Why? Because Carolus Linnaeus had already named genus Quercus. The species name virginiana was gone too. John says Carolus named the species. Several sites say Philip Miller did. Which is it? Obviously neither of them, Carolus nor Philip, knew about the core samples.

 

Is a Southern live oak native to Virginia, he asks here, is it virgin Virginian? John writes, yes, of course, but at the range's extreme northeast edge. Francois Daudin had named species polyphemus already. The name Quercus (Carolus') was gone, the name virginiana (Carolus' or Philip's) was gone, and the name polyphemus (Francois') was gone, so Constantine named the genus Gopherus, according to John, for a common range. Noted here is western US was a frontier area not known (classified) yet. Was genus Gopherus and its species polyphemus classified first? Here it says it was, before the remaining three Gopherus' species were. John says it was Constantine's only choice at the time, but I disagree.

 

The question is did Constantine know the ark was Southern live oak? John says yes, he knew. I say no, he didn't know. If he did know about the ark's core samples, then the Gopherwood Range Theory holds water. On the other hand if Constantine didn't know, then the common range naming of Southern live oak and Gopher tortoise at the time is nothing more than a coincidence. Best I can tell, neither Carolus, Philip, Francois, nor Constantine, knew.

 

Verification that Noah's ark gopher wood is Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) by independent laboratories is expected soon. Should the University of North Texas student's 1999 classification be disproven, these notebooks will be pitched.

 

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=Noah%27s+ark

 

Thanks.

[Turtle]

...

Here is one last pitch of John's range theory.

 

Our core samples of Noah's ark are Quercus virginiana. ...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=Noah%27s+ark

 

Thanks.

I don't have a clear understanding of the theory yet, however I have Gopherus polyphemus situated.

Do the samples you refer to come from the new find in Iran?

Thanks,

Turtle

[Garry Denke]

Concerning the theory, it boils down to this:

 

Did Constantine Rafinesque (who named the genus Gopherus) know that Noah's Ark (the Elburz Mountain Range one) core sampled wood species from 40ft below its GL was Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) [being the same core sampled wood species from 8ft below GL at Heelstone (the Stonehenge United Kingdom one)]; or did Constantine Rafinesque (who named the genus Gopherus) not know that Noah's Ark (the Elburz Mountain Range one) core sampled wood species from 40ft below its GL was Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)?

 

http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_177234625.html

 

Did he know; or did he not know?

 

40ft below GL at Noah's Ark: Southern live oak; Quercus virginiana

8ft below GL at Heelstone: Southern live oak; Quercus virginiana

 

Identical carbon-14 date ranges.

 

[note: The genus "Gopherus" was named after Carolus Linnaeus named genus "Quercus", after Philip Miller named species Q. "virginiana", and after Francois Daudin named species G. "polyphemus"]

 

Speaking of boiling down, Biologically Bound Gopherus Turtleus, the Special meeting of the Northern Area Committee, before going to the Planning and Regulatory Panel for final decision, is tomorrow.

 

Northern Area Planning Committee

 

1: Tuesday, July 4th, 2006, at 16.30, Amesbury Sports Centre

 

Planning and Regulatory Panel

 

2: Monday, July 10th, 2006, at 16.30, Amesbury Sports Centre

 

http://www.salisbury.gov.uk/council/major-projects/stonehenge/stonehenge-timetable.htm

[Turtle]

Concerning the theory, it boils down to this:...

Acknowledged; pondering....

Speaking of boiling down, Biologically Bound Gopherus Turtleus, the Special meeting of the Northern Area Committee, before going to the Planning and Regulatory Panel for final decision, is tomorrow.

 

Northern Area Planning Committee

 

1: Tuesday, July 4th, 2006, at 16.30, Amesbury Sports Centre

 

Planning and Regulatory Panel

 

2: Monday, July 10th, 2006, at 16.30, Amesbury Sports Centre

 

http://www.salisbury.gov.uk/council/major-projects/stonehenge/stonehenge-timetable.htm

 

Overall Conclusions

Officers have re-evaluated all aspects of the grounds for refusal. Additional legal advice has been taken.

The conclusions clearly indicate that, while members were absolutely within their rights to refuse the previous application, that on closer inspection the detailed planning merits very strongly indicate that this application should be approved.

Sweet! It all nearly makes me consider some travel.:) One always has to nod humbly, yet smilingly, on the merits of 'closer inspection'.:)

Turtleous Curiosis

[Garry Denke]

Kopher means something by which one covers something, hence pitch. The derivation of the pitch, whether it be petroleum, or botanically based, is not relevant to its definition.

 

http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/pitch/pitch.htm

 

Noah's ark core samples and the Heelstone core samples contain a residue of Pinus palustris pine tar from the Longleaf pine. Pinus palustris, after Philip Miller, botanist.

 

http://www.maritime.org/conf/conf-kaye-tar.htm

 

Any pine trees in Southeastern U.S.?

[Turtle]

Kopher means something by which one covers something, hence pitch. The derivation of the pitch, whether it be petroleum, or botanically based, is not relevant to its definition.

 

Noah's ark core samples and the Heelstone core samples contain a residue of Pinus palustris pine tar from the Longleaf pine. Pinus palustris, after Philip Miller, botanist.

 

http://www.maritime.org/conf/conf-kaye-tar.htm

 

Any pine trees in Southeastern U.S.?

 

I don't fully understand all you mean to imply Gary, but I see at least you aren't alone in your quest. According to this article the Iranian find is fossilized wood; is it a rock core of petrified wood you refer to or a different site? Keep us posted in any regard.

 

 

Flood of claims

for 'Noah's Ark'

Legendary vessel of Genesis story goes from nowhere to everywhere

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Posted: July 16, 2006

1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Joe Kovacs

© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

 

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50977

Last month, headlines screamed that a Texas team of archaelogists believed they had possibly located the biblical boat in Iran.

 

But hang on to the "Hallelujah!" chorus a little longer.

 

There are numerous claims about the final resting place, from Ararat to Armenia. With modern technology and digital photography being utilized in the hunt, it seems like everyone is finding what they think is Noah's Ark

:cup:

[Garry Denke]

There's no such thing as Noah's ark.

 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060705-noahs-ark.html

 

That's what I was told to say.

 

ps.

 

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Iran

 

:hihi: