jgcox Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) A friend is developing his skills at reproducing special trilobites from molds made by the original discoverers. He presented me with a casting of Arctinurus boltoni from the Silurian period new York. The original was found by the famed dry dredger Bill White who luckily made a rubber mold because the specimen was stolen from his car. After his death Mr. White bequeathed a cast from his mold to the Dry Dredgers. A new mold was made and thus my Christmas present. It is 5" by 3 3/4". Edited December 20, 2014 by jgcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Wow that is a great gift with all of the history included. There is a lot of forethought and work behind that piece. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Love the piece ...... very well done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Now that's just a beautiful repro! A lot of skill went into that. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Very nice! Very special! Very happy, right? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks and yes I am very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That is a beautiful piece. I love the history behing it as well. Thanks for sharing. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Amazing reproduction - so much detail and nicely painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Another replica a Cambropallas Telesto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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