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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>T-Rex and Sauropod Update: Home Page</TITLE> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <!-- last updated: 12/19/21 DSB --> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#993333" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" ><A NAME="Top"></A> <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="900"> <!-- Row 1: logo, header area --> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="92" > <TABLE CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" > <TR><TD><IMG SRC="images/Trexlogo.jpg" WIDTH="142" HEIGHT="110" ALT="T-Rex logo"></TD></TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15"><IMG SRC="images/onepixel.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" ALT=""></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ><IMG SRC="images/onepixel.gif" WIDTH="520" HEIGHT="10" ALT="" ><BR> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="6" color="#ffff33"><B>T-Rex and Sauropod Update</B></font></DIV> </TD> </TR> <!-- Row 2: navigation links, main content area --> <TR> <!-- ++++ global navigation links in vertical stack ++++ --> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN="3"> <TABLE CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#993333"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="92" ALIGN="LEFT" ><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="+1" color="#ffffff">Home</font> </TD> </TR> <!-- Row 3 --> <TR> <TD WIDTH="92" ALIGN="LEFT" ><A HREF="FAQ.html"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="+1" color="#cccccc">Frequently<BR>Asked<BR>Questions</font></A> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="92" ALIGN="LEFT" ><A HREF="links.html"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="+1" color="#cccccc">Links</font></A> </TD> </TR> <!--TR> <TD WIDTH="92" ALIGN="LEFT" ><A HREF="aboutus/sitemap.html"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="+1" color="#cccccc">Site Map</font></A> </TD> </TR --> <!-- removed 07/11/10 TR> <TD WIDTH="92" ALIGN="LEFT" ><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="+1" color="#cccccc"> </font> </TD> </TR --> </TABLE> <!-- ++++ end navigation stack ++++ --> </TD> <!-- spacer column --> <TD > </TD> <!-- ************ M A I N C O N T E N T A R E A ************** --> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="500"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><B><a href="index.html#Trex"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#ffffff">The T-Rex is done!</font></a></B> <b><a href="index.html#Sauropod"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#ffffff"><b>The Sauropod is next.</b></font></a></B> </DIV> <!-- ********** Tyranosaurus Rex ********** --> <a name="Trex"></a><br> <hr width="90%"> <P> <div align="center"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#ffffff"><b>T-Rex</b></font></div> <p><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Yes, it's true! I finished the T-Rex. After months of work, and numerous tubes of Super-Glue, the Tyrannosaurus is done. Here is a shot taken quickly so you can see how it looks. There are also <a href="#moretrex"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">a few in-progress shots</font></a> taken during construction (below).</font> <P> <br> <IMG SRC="images/TREX06.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="292" BORDER="0" ALT="Finished T-Rex"><BR> <font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">T-Rex shot with macro lens.<br> <br> I had a great PARTY to debut the T-Rex . <A HREF="MAILTO:[email protected]"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Let me know</font></A> what you think!</font> <BLOCKQUOTE><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">-- David</font></BLOCKQUOTE> <!-- new --> <!-- ********** Sauropod ********** --> <hr width="90%"> <a name="Sauropod"></a><br> <P> <div align="center"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#ffffff"><b>Sauropod</b></font></div> <p><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">The Saurpod project looms large, after a long wait, now that I have collected another near-complete set of turkey bones at a previous Thanksgiving. Right! I am planning a larger scale model this time by working with turkey bones instead of chicken. The result should be several feet long.</font></p> <img src="images/turkeybones3.jpg" width="400" height="265" alt="turkey skeleton" border="0"> <p> <font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff"> The motivation for the Sauropod comes from two main sources. The first is the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Dinosaurs-Egypt-William-Nothdurft/dp/0375507957" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#dddddd">"The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt"</font></a> by W. Nothdurft and Josh Smith, about the discovery of <i>Paralititan stromeri</i>. Second is <a href="http://cup.columbia.edu/book/seismosaurus/9780231078740" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#dddddd">"Seismosaurus The Earth Shaker"</font></a> by David Gillette about <i>Seismosaurus hallorum</i>. I am using Chris McGowan's book "Make Your Own Dinosaur out of Chicken Bones", but he told me in email that turkey bones should work fine.</font></p> <p><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Come back to this site in the near future when I hope to have notes and photos of progress.</font></p> <!-- end new --> <br> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="index.html#Top"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ffffff">Back to top of page</font></A> </DIV> <!-- ********** More T-Rex ********** --> <hr> <a name= "moretrex"></a> <font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">More on the T-Rex project.</font> <font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff"> <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#party"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Party !</font></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="index.html#prep"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Preparation</font></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="index.html#work"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Work Area</font></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="index.html#skull"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Completed skull</font></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="index.html#legs"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Hind legs and feet</font></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="index.html#feet"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="3" color="#ffffff">Close-up of foot metatarsals</font></A></LI> </UL> <br> <br> <!-- photo area --> <A NAME="party"></A> 02/02/2002 <P> <IMG SRC="images/ADbirds.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="267" BORDER="0" ALT="Alyce and Dave with five chickens"> <BR> Alyce and Dave with five roasted chickens. <P> <IMG SRC="images/cutting.jpg" WIDTH="296" HEIGHT="434" BORDER="0" ALT="Ames carving the chickens"> <BR> Ames carving the chickens (nice work, all bones intact!). <P> </P> <A NAME="prep"></A> <IMG SRC="images/boiling.jpg" WIDTH="428" HEIGHT="276" BORDER="0" ALT="boiling the chicken bones"> <BR> cleaning the skeletons... <P> </P> <A NAME="work"></A> <IMG SRC="images/dino5.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="320" BORDER="0" ALT="Dave workbench with chicken bones"> <BR> The workbench with the tools and the materials. <P> <IMG SRC="images/dino6.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="320" BORDER="0" ALT="skull and vertebrae in progress"> <BR> The skull and vertebrae in progress. <P> </P> <A NAME="skull"></A>07/20/2002 <P> <IMG SRC="images/dino2b.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="304" BORDER="0" ALT="finished model of skull"> <BR> The finished skull, photographed with a macro lens in our back yard next to ferns. <P> </P> <A NAME="legs"></A> 01/14/2003 <P> <IMG SRC="images/dinolegs03.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="190" BORDER="0" ALT="leg bones and feet in progress"> <BR> Leg bones and feet in progress. <P> </P> <A NAME="feet"></A> 01/14/2003 <P> <IMG SRC="images/dinofeet02.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="250" BORDER="0" ALT="closeup of foot bones and skull"> <BR> Close-up of feet bones, next to skull (shot with macro lens). <P> </P> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="index.html#Top"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ffffff">Back to top of page</font></A> </DIV> <P> </P> </TD> <!-- ****** E N D M A I N C O N T E N T A R E A ********** --> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>