DERMAL RIDGE EXAMINATION REPORT
GEORGIA CASTING
| To: Dr. Jeff Meldurm Dept. Biological Science Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho
From: J.H. Chilcutt
On November 15th 1999 I received from Dr. Jeff Meldrum a plaster cast. The cast was
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 Elkins Creek Casting |
| The Elkins Creek casting was examined over a period of several months and I observed several areas on the cast where dermal ridges appeared.
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 AREA "A"
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 AREA "C"
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| Area "A" is located at the first joint of the forth toe, where the toe meets the foot. Note the ridge detail shown. This area has several of the characteristics found in the human dermal ridge pattern.
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| Area "B" is located at the first joint of the second toe.On the
dermal ridges of both areas, sweat pores can be seen with a magnifying glass. |
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| Area "C" is located on the right side of the left foot. Notice that the ridges run lengthwise along the side of the foot. This longitudinal flow of the ridges is not found in the human or known non- human primate. This ridge flow is consistent with the ridge flow of the 1967 Blue Creek Mountain Road casting and the 1984 Walla Walla, Table Spring casting.
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| Area "D" is located in the center of the foot and shows lateral ridges of the animal and ridges that I believe were applied accidently by the person making the cast. |
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| Appendix # 1
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 AREA "A" |
 AREA "B" |
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| Note longitudinal stress creases running perpendicular to the lateral ridges. |
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