![]() ![]() Troll said he was more than a little skeptical when Glenn called him. He’d noted the Helicoprion in the Sharkabet book and said the thought had crossed his mind that he might have an ally in trying to locate his Atigun Gorge specimen. Join in for a fossil journey through deep time and discover how the west coast became the place it is today. And they told me, ‘You need to talk to Ray Troll.’ Glenn was familiar with Troll’s work. Its wonders include extinct marine mammals, pygmy mammoths, oyster bears, immense ammonites, shark-bitten camels, polar dinosaurs, Alaskan palms, California walruses, and a lava-baked rhinoceros. As one of the oldest coasts on earth, the west coast is a rich ground for fossil discovery. ![]() After earning a MFA at Washington State University, Troll traveled up to work. In 1999 Johnson and Troll collaborated on an exhibit at the Denver Museum called. In the words of Johnson, Troll is no photo-realist, he’s a scientific surrealist. Troll he has done lots of paleo-related work over a period of a few decades. ![]() They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds. Featuring Ray Trolls spectacular fishy art, Sharkabet takes you through the ABCs of different shark varieties. Ray Troll is an artist based out of the small fishing town of Ketchikan, AK. The artist is Ray Troll, an Alaskan known for his fish-themed art. Overview: In this long-awaited sequel Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll are back on a road trip-driving, flying, and boating their way from Baja, California to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America's Pacific coast. Title: Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric Pacific ![]()
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