Three dimensional printing enhances the museum's ability to educate audiences of all ages about ...

Three dimensional printing enhances the museum's ability to educate audiences of all ages about fossil specimens! In this episode of "Tales of Ancient Life", Assistant Curator of Paleontology Dr. Adam Pritchard demonstrates how the museum's new 3D printing setup can replicate fossils found throughout the world!

Special thanks to Carter Bank & Trust (www.cbtcares.com) and Boxley Materials Company (www.boxley.com) for helping make this episode possible!

ABOUT TALES OF ANCIENT LIFE
Our planet has an incredible story to tell and VMNH Assistant Curator of Paleontology Dr. Adam Pritchard helps share it through his original video series, "Tales of Ancient Life". Dr. Pritchard uses spectacular fossils and other scientific specimens from the museum's paleontology collections to highlight the wonders of earth's ancient past in ways that are both relevant and understandable to a wide variety of ages.

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