Re: Saurophaganax questions

[Michael Skrepnick <palaeopaint@dinosaursinart.com>]

Actually, there were casts of a Sauraphaganax claw made some time back,
because I've got one, along with an Allosaurus digit one claw that came from
David Alden / Saurian Studios several years ago, when he was still in
business.  I don't know if he sold them commercially, as I got it as well as
some other "interesting" casts ( for instance an AMNH velociraptor skull
cast that apparently wasn't available to the public, etc. . .)  in trade for
some artwork. Outside curve on the Allosaurus claw measures 9 3/8" . . . on
the Saurophaganax it's 14".  I don't know who produced it, but I suspect
there are others around as well.

Mike Skrepnick


> >From: "Tracy L. Ford" <dino.hunter@cox.net>
>
> >I wish they'd cast the claw I'd love to get a copy of it.
>
> Consider yourself lucky, then, Tracy.  Apparently, someone just cast one
> recently:
>
> http://mypage.campuspipeline.com/philipe/files/claw.jpg
>
> Don't know that it's available for consumers, though.  I can ask around,
if
> you'd like.
>
> Jordan Mallon
>
> http://www.geocities.com/paleoportfolio/
> AIM: jslice mallon
>
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