#44XX "The Dig" Limited Edition II-VI PRE-ORDER

9.5"x13"x1.5" 226pcs. 4 layers! Difficulty: 8.5

This super-detailed puzzle was designed by none other than Kory Bing



Bottom layer: the Paleozoic era, 541 to 252 million years ago. The main fossil is the Dunkleosteus, a giant bony fish from the Late Devonian period of 358-382 million years ago. There's also an ammonite and a trilobite, two very common fossils of the era.



Third layer: the Mesozoic era, 252 to 66 million years ago! Perhaps the most recognizable of the extinct eras, because this is the time when dinosaurs lived! The fossil is the famous Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the last dinosaurs that went extinct when the Mesozoic era suddenly ended due to an asteroid.



The event was so cataclysmic that the rock layer formed during this time is noticeably darker due to all the ash and soot, and is called the "K-Pg Boundary". Anything below that dark rock line is from the Cretaceous (K), and anything above it is from the Paleogene (Pg) and the start of the Cenozoic Era!



Second layer: the Cenozoic! The age of mammals! 66 million years ago to right now! The fossil found here is the famous Wooly Mammoth, which lived during the Pleistocene through the Holocene and the last members went extinct only about 10,000 years ago.



Top layer: right now! The Holocene! The current geological era is called the Holocene, although there has been a push in the scientific community lately to denote 1945 and the testing of the Atom Bomb as the start of a new era, the Anthropocene, to denote the impact humans now have over the earth's geology and ecosystems.



NOTE: Due to high demand, Kory & I are offering 5 more (and no more) "The Dig" Bafflers. These are hand-made, so expect a 6-8 week window of delivery for pre-orders.



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