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Printing dinosaurs: the mad science of new paleontology

07-07-2012 11:22PM

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http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara

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#2 17-07-2012 10:12PM

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I remember being shocked and appalled as a child when I first found out the dinosaur bones you see in museums aren't actual bones

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#3 17-07-2012 10:49PM

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I'm sure that one of those would fit snuggly into my office cube, who would notice an 18ft 3D printed Hadrosaurus dinosaur model.

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