bobtriceratopsValley City (CSi) The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 17 Presents: Alan Komrosky “Resurrecting Bob: The journey from discovery to public unveiling” 7PM, Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the Barnes County Museum.

“Bob” the Triceratops is the most important project Alan Komrosky and Hell Creek Relics has worked on to date. Every day on the dig brought in more and more bones and they began to realize that Bob was a record-setter being so large and so complete. They couldn’t wait to see the skeleton restored and mounted. Alan will show some of the techniques used to mold and cast replica pieces for assembling the complete skeleton and explain some of the metalwork used for mounting the fossil. He will discuss the commercial side of paleontology and explain what technology is doing for the future of paleontology.

Alan Komrosky is from Valley City and has been working in the field of Commercial Paleontology since 1993. Most of his work can be seen at the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita KS. Projects on display there include a 42 foot T-rex skeleton a 14-foot xiphactinus fish (think giant piranha) and a 36 foot mounted alligator like tylosaur.

The public is cordially invited

All Lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University. They are free and open to the public.

For more information contact Wes Anderson at 701-845-0966