Title: Flatland Trout Location: Country Club Plaza Artist: George J. Danker Sponsor: McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Flatland Trout is one important find for CowParade Kansas City. Here’s the story. Sending shockwaves throughout the world as an evolutionary breakthrough, the discovery of a unique set of fossil remains in Olathe, Kansas has provided the long sought final piece to the evolutionary puzzle. The discovery was made by a local landowner who, for the advancement of mankind, recognized the global significance of this priceless find. By meticulous reconstruction, advanced genetic decoding, and lavish use of deodorizers, scientists have been able to piece together the Flatland Trout (Eustheopteron kansa) here faithfully recreated from fossil remains. For decades, the evolution debate has raged among Kansas intelligentsia. Finally, the discovery of the Flatland Trout has conclusively identified the missing transitional link that for centuries eluded scientific discovery. Silencing forever the ruminations of nay Sayers, the Flatland Trout provides ironclad proof that all life evolved from the primordial ooze. Until now, this theory had been widely ridiculed for lacking scientific evidence, but now the proof is udderly clear.				This cow was sold in the internet auction hosted by Amazon.com that began on October 5, 2001, immediately following the close of the live auction and ran for approximately three weeks. Send a Postcard

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