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One thing that natural history reconstruction is good for is that it takes a 2-dimensional smear and "re-inflates" it for people to see. And many of these things are an inch or two long, so it's useful for those that can't get close to the display case.
Update:
Given the "outreach" potential of blogs, here are two other threads that may interest folks:
Young-Earthers and GSA
Little snails in the Midwest
Are these hand drawings or computer drawings?
ReplyDeleteHand-drawn and scanned into the computer.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, thanks for posting.
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