Re: Help with models/reconstructions (fwd)

[cnedin@geology.adelaide.edu.au (Chris Nedin)]

Samuel "Dr.Allosaurus" Crider wrote:

>I'll have to see if any of the people I know who are serious collectors
>of Japanese animation might have this on tape --it's something I've
>always wanted to try animating myself.
>
>I saw an add for this show in the Japanese animation magazine "NewType."
>It was something of a shock to find the two interests of mine suddenly
>being connected!
>
>The translation I was given for the ad described the show as being about
>the "strange and violent creatures" from a 570,000,000 year old Canadian
>loche...

"strange" = _Opabinia_
"violent" = _Anomalocaris_
"570 mya Canadain loche" = Burgess Shale

There are some nice scenic shots of the Burgess Shale locality at the start
of the program

Chris

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