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Wiwaxia in purple

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A custom extinct Wiwaxia plush. :)

I am submitting this to the Domain of Darwin group for the Celebrating the Heroes of Science contest. This Wiwaxia plush is a tribute to the life and work of Charles Walcott. Charles Walcott discovered the infamous Burgess Shale fossil site (where Wiwaxia was found) which shows the incredible diversity of life forms in the Cambrian and how they may even be more diverse than what exists today.

In addition to attempting to describe the Burgess Shale life forms until his death in 1927, Walcott was also the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, director of the US Geological Survey, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was an adviser to President Theodore Roosevelt in matters of conservation at different points in his career. All from a man that didn't even finish high school!
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4973x3315px 644.67 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/125 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
40 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jul 19, 2011, 10:57:30 PM
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SkyJaguar's avatar
So cute! It's so exciting to find someone else geeky enough to know what a Wiwaxia is. I never thought I'd see a plush one.