Wayne writes:
The tattoo is a tribute to the past monsters of the deep, the top shark is meant to be Carcharodon megalodon, and the bottom is a Tylosaur Mosasaur. Mixed amongst the waves are Ammonites, based upon Kosmoceras Ammonites. I am an acarologist with an unhealthy obsession with fossils.
Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist.
He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To Evolution. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Okay, now that is beyond awesome! Loving it!
July 10th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
agreed. but that floating arm is CREEPY
July 21st, 2008 at 12:35 am
That’s really cool. Where’s the Dunkleosteus ?
I thought he’d rate pretty highly up there too…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Very unique concept! Something i’d definitely go for although its missing the gentle platapus…