“This book is a sensational celebration of 25 years of making creatures for exhibit! Models of jellyfish to dinosaurs, living and fossil, modern and ancient, show how the ‘rock’ stars that make up 10 Tons combine artistry with state-of-the-art technology to bring nature to life. As we were designing our exhibit of the strange animals that lived in the Cambrian seas more that 500 million years ago to go in the newly expanded Yale Peabody Museum (reopening in 2024) we realized how difficult it is to explain small dark fossils flattened on shale! So we renewed our collaboration with 10 Tons and look forward to using their models alongside the fossils to inspire and educate our visitors. This anniversary book is a remarkable tale of achievement and a visual delight. The spectacular illustrations, and the stories about this band of model makers, show just why their creations are so much in demand in Europe and beyond.”

Derek Briggs, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History