Fossil Fanatics Mugs

Lessons from the fossil record: Discarded consumer goods in the anthropocene layer in the rock strata.

'Man. Piltdown Man.'

"Have you tried carbon dating?"

"Forget the paleontology-this is a huge discovery for cheerleading!"

'Palintology'

'Petrol-head trilobite dreams of his future.'

"So help me, Harrison. . . If you say 'The Hip Bone's Connected To The Thigh Bone' once more, I'll. . ."

"I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place, sir. Here, we determine the age of old fossils, not arrange dates for them."

Fossil hunting

Christmas in the Fish Bowl

On a hot day in 1941, scientists uncovered the only known remains of the elusive nerdosaurus rex,

"We're at the top of the food chain and rulers of all we survey. What could possibly go wrong?"

'It's an extinction notice.'

'Are you sure this is authentic ancient Indian art?'

"He was a sea rescue."

They don't feed the animals in here very well, do they!

'You know what they say...live fast, die young and leave a great fossil.'

"If we consume less, floss regularly, and use sun screen - we should all be fine!"

' Get ready to make a wish.'

'I'll never let my love of fishing come between us.'

T-Rex Game of Choice - Ping Pong

'We unfortunately had to compress our dinosaur area due to budget cuts. On the bright side, TyrannoTriStegoApatoHadroPlesioSaurodon Rex here is now the museum's most popular exhibit.'

Man looks at huge dinosaur fossil in garden, saying: 'It looks great in the rockery, but don't you think you should call the Natural History Museum?'

Fishing Boat Derby

"I get the strange feeling this has happened before."

Then, after 3.7 million years...something funny happened.

Al puts tiny diapers on his fish.

The Steakosaurus

'So, that's where the blue water comes from!'

"You've passed with extinction!"

"Why T-Rexes do not play volleyball..."

"That's no death grimace, Perkins. I think what we're seeing is a 2.8 million-year-old tight smile of spousal event obligation!"

'Usually when a man promises me a fish dinner, I naturally assume it will be at a nice restaurant.'

"I think you might be overdoing the omega-3 oils George."

'Yipee! A cockroach!'