Hello there! My name is Alisher, but I'm better known as 'Archesuchus' online. I have been fascinated by animal life for as long as I can remember, particularly the strange and beautiful creatures that once lived on the same planet we stand on. I am also an artist at heart, and I've been creating art since before I knew English. Over the past few years, I've been really zeroing in on my realistic sculptural skills. I've gotten to the point where I've been commissioned by several people to sculpt animals, I've sold off several original pieces to numerous happy customers, and have even hosted a booth at the Chicago Field Museum, where I showed off my artwork to the public, informing people of all generations about paleontology and biology.

(Examples of my Sculptural mixed media Art below, you can also find more on Twitter @_Archesuchus_)

Recently, I stumbled across something I could not ignore, an original screen-used prop from the world-famous BBC Documentary Walking with Dinosaurs (WWD) up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The prop in question is the Thrinaxodon, featured in the very first episode, "New Blood." This awesome extinct animal made quite an impression on me and many others, seeing as it was some sort of link between modern mammals and their more reptilian-looking ancestors. Many of us remembered this critter when the WWD documentary was airing, as well as when it was distributed through DVDs and YouTube, and hold fond memories of it as well as all the other animals that appeared.

Seeing this familiar face many years later was a kick in the nostalgia, but unfortunately, this authentic prop looks to be in pretty rough shape. I know how to restore this beauty and was hoping to get my hands on it in order to do so. Unfortunately, this prop is in the UK and costs around £1,900 or over 2,347 USD, plus shipping to the United States. The hope is to restore this friend to its former glory and ensure that this piece of paleo-history doesn't rot away. I hope when it's restored, that it can find its way to a museum where it can be enjoyed by all and maintained for as long as possible.

Thank you! -Alisher