BentonlWalters Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Six years ago I got the chance to visit the Walcott Quarry (see my longer post on this adventure in fossil trips) and while there I found this specimen of Vauxia gracilenta. Ever since I've wanted to make it part of my collection somehow, so this year for my birthday I decided to have a life reconstruction commissioned. Having seen the other fantastically detailed Cambrian models produced by @thorst, I asked him if he would be willing to reconstruct and 3D print the sponge. I drew an interpretation of the fossil and in no time he had it completed. A huge thank you for helping me make this possible. The level of detail in the model is incredible and you can clearly tell side by side that It's the same Vauxia that I found back in 2015. As soon a I have a proper fossil shelf it will have pride of place. Benton 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Very cool! Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorst Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Thanks Benton for giving me the chance to make this for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Nice work! BTW the Walcott Quarry is not in Banff, and Banff is not in BC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BentonlWalters Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Nice work! BTW the Walcott Quarry is not in Banff, and Banff is not in BC. Thank you, I've removed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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