Tamba sauropod (2013)

Tamba sauropod

length 120cm

scale about 1/10

The sauropod that discovered from Tamba city ,Hyogo,Japan.

This model was ordered by Tanba city.
Supervised by Haruo Saegusa( Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo,), the researcher of this dinosaur.

This model is exhibited at Tamaba dinosaur fossil Lab.

Utatsusaurus (2013)

Utatsusaurus hataii
length 80cm
scale 1/5

This model is orderd by Tohoku University in Japan.　Supervised by Ryosuke Motani,  Ichthyosauria reseaｒcher.
Utatsusaurus is the earliest Ichthyosauria, and one of the representative fossil animal in Japan.

Numataphocaena (2009)

Numataphocaena yamashitai

This models are sculpted for Numata Fossil Museum in Japan.

Drepanosaurus (2012)

Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus

Length 25cm
Scale 1/2

Of course, I know these plants were not in Triassic.  I took this picture with imagination as "if we can keep this animal".

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Main references, 

" The taxonomy and paleobiology of the Late Triassic (Carnian-Norian: Adamanian-Apachean) drepanosaurs (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha: Drepanosauromorpha)."
Silvio Renesto, Justin A. Spielmann, Spencer G. Lucas, and Giorgio Tarditi Spagnoli. (2010).
 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 46:1?81

"HYLOGENY OF DREPANOSAURIDAE (REPTILIA: DIAPSIDA)"
Phil Senter
Division of Mathematics and Science, Lamar State College-Orange,
410 Front St., Orange, Texas 77630 USA

My workshops, lectures and presentations

My mainly job is sculpting models.
On the other hand, I do some workshop programs for children and adult.

drawing dinosaur reconstruction workshop for children.

drawing Mosasaurus and　Plesiosaurus  reconstruction workshop

sculpting dinosaur model workshop .

Assembling Apatosaurus skeleton workshop.

 We used the Apatosaurus skeleton drawing by Takashi Oda for this  teaching material, and he tried to this workshop and added the reconstruction drawing!















 Lecture on dinosaurs and paleo animals with paleontologists or students.
















paleontology lecture at a cafe in a department store.

 Dinosaur symposium in Tamba City.


This year, I did workshops more than 15 times and, several lectures and presentations.
Talking with various people on paleontology is very important for my activities.
I'm looking forward to meeting many people next year!

Kentrosaurus (2012)

Kentrosaurus aethiopicus

Length 54cm
Scale 1/10

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Main references, 

 ・"CAD assessment of the posture and range of motion of Kentrosaurus aethiopicus HENNIG 1915"  Mallison, H. (2010).(Swiss Journal of Geosciences online first)

・"Defense capabilities of Kentrosaurus aethiopicus HENNIG 1915. "
Mallison, H. (Palaeontologia Electronica)

・"Evidence for a sauropod-like metacarpal configuration in stegosaurian dinosaurs"
PHIL SENTER( 2010). ( Acta Palaeontologica Polonica)

・"New finds of stegosaur tracks from the Upper Jurassic Lourinhã
Formation, Portugal"
OCTÁVIO MATEUS, JESPER MILÀN, MICHAEL ROMANO, and MARTIN A. WHYTE(2011)
( Acta Palaeontologica Polonica)

 

Tarbosaurus

I sculpted this Tarbosaurus for the model of the official toy of the special exhibition "The Gobi:Cradle of the most enchanting dinosaur fossils"  at Osaka Museum of Natural History.

The length is 25cm.
The material of commodity is PVC.
 manufactured by favorite (Kinto)

This toy is sold only the special exhibition. The special exhibition is not so big, but is very wonderful.　There are about 200 exhibits, and the almost are original fossils!!　I'm very proud that I could sculpt this model with supervising by paleontologist for the exhibition .