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On
one side of the Magazine cutting (Page 18
- Fossil Box Monthly - Friday, 03.12.1999)
that comes with the piece's it says -
DRAGONS
DISCOVERED DOWN IN DARKEST WALES!
The
remains of two fossilised creatures thought
to be Dragons were bought to light on Thursday
evening by the renowned and somewhat eccentric
explorer Dr Rex Soloman. He has been searching
for these legendary remains for years, and
is well known for his unearthing of Hypsilophodon
fossils in Kent.
Hypsilphodon
was a plant eating turkey sized dinosaur,
common in southern Britain 150 million years
ago. The crackpot explorer again emerged
for the cameras bearing the first fossilised
reptile, wearing a bright yellow minors
helmet and a grin from ear to ear. The first
fossil is of a creature 42cm long from tip
to tail, with bat like wings and seems to
have walked on all fours. When Dr. Soloman
was asked why are these Dragons so small,
he replied that we were all once small too,
which is as straight an answer as could
be urged from him. Representatives of the
British Museums were not present and declined
to comment on this ground breaking discovery.
Dr.
Soloman was tight lipped about how he had
come to discover the beautiful caves hidden
by the waterfall in the Welsh valleys and
only smiled when we asked him if he intended
to search the rest of England for signs
of our mythical beasts. The Fossils are
to be carbon dated but one is thought to
be not more than 700 years old, meaning
that it was walking around the time of the
middle ages.
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On
the reverse of the Magazine cutting (Page
17 - Fossil Box Monthly - Friday, 03.12.1999)
that comes with the piece's it says -
FOSSIL
HOAX !
It
was discovered recently that fossils sold
are sometimes not as they seem. All of the
discovered items had been lovingly reproduced
and hand painted to an exceptional standard,
fooling even the best experts in the field.
Some of these pieces are even thought to
have been completely fabricated, re-creating
creatures that never existed! This shock
is still 'rocking' the archeological foundations
of today's collectors, and in time some
of these fakes may find a place in a home
near you! If they do, we hope you will enjoy
them as much as those who sculpted them.
As a friend of mine would say 'please enjoy
your fine specimen', best wishes.
James
Brierley.
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