Countdown to the public launch - 39.5 hours!!!

The project is being launched to the public at a press conference in London in just over thirty-nine hours. The new website will be switched on with thousands of fossil entries, including  high quality pictures, stereo-anaglyphs (red - cyan 3D images) and 3D-digital models.

The launch is being marked by the start of a nationwide treasure hunt  to find the 3D printed fossil. The national winner will receive an iPad mini, preloaded with a large collection of virtual fossils. Runners up will win VIP behind the scenes museum tours.

More information about the treasure hunt will be released tomorrow; the competition opens at 12 noon on Thursday and runs for three weeks   ......