Making dinosaur restoration model workshop at The Mizunami Fossil Museum.

29th Nov. 2015
I did making dinosaur restoration model workshop at The Mizunami Fossil Museum.

Sample model I made.

Parasaurolophus (2015)

Parasaurolophus walkeri
length 45cm

scale 1/20 

 

 

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SVP2015 in Dallas

I visited in Dallas to join SVP 2015 annual meeting.

Allosaurus (2015)

Allosaurus fragilis

length 52cm
scale 1/16 

 

 

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Rhamphorhynchus (2015)

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
length 22cm
scale 1/3

 

mainly reference

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs ( Peter Wellnhofer)
 
The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time (David M. Unwin)
 
Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy ( Mark P. Witton)
The catalogue of the pterosaurs special exhibition in Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum,2012.

Constraints on the wing morphology of pterosaurs (Colin Palmer, Gareth Dyke,2011)

The extent of the pterosaur flight membrane (ROSS A. ELGIN, DAVID W.E. HONE and EBERHARD FREY. 2009)

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Paraphysornis (terror bird) (2015)

 

Paraphysornis brasiliensis

 height 23cm (exclude the base)

scale 1/10

 

 

 

 On the feather of wing (forelimb), the forelimb bones is small like Southern Cassowary,  not similar to ostrich's.  So I represented the rachis like Southern Cassowary, didn't represent flight feather.

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mainly reference

 ・Alvarenga, Herculano M. F. & Hofling, Elizabeth (2003): Systematic revision of the Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 43(4): 55-91
・「Extinct Animals An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human History」Ross Piper
・「Magnificent Mihirungs」

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Miragaia longicollum

Miragaia longicollum

scale 1/12 

length 45cm

 

Miragaia is a close relative dinosaur to Stegosaurus.

The number of nail, forelimb is 2(Ⅰand Ⅱdigits), hind limb is 1(only Ⅱdigit).

I referred to Stegosaurus of Sauriermuseum Aathal for forelimb, and Gilmore 1914 for hindlimb.  Stegosauria researcher, Shoji Hayashi, gave me some advices for this work.

 

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Allosaurus( from One Million Years B.C.（1966))

Allosaurus( from One Million Years B.C.（1966))
height 20cm

  This Allosaurus is my favorite dinosaur in Ray Harryhausen's dinosaur movies. The dinosaurs in Harryhausen's movies were my first "living" dinosaurs!
About 15 years ago, I sculpted some Harryhausen's movie monsters as original models for goods.
But that time, I wasn't able to sculpt dinosaurs.
This time, finally I was able to sculpt it as my personal work.

 

 

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Deinocheirus mirificus

Deinocheirus mirificus

length 60cm

scale 1/18

 

 

 

Hang-jae Lee, one of a co-researcher of Deinocheirus paper, gave me some big advices for this work. Thank you!

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Tea party for dinosaur fan women

I planned tea party for dinosaur fan women at a cafe.
The main talker was a student majoring paleontology.

The 1st meeting on 12th Aug. 2014.

The 2nd meeting on 7th May. 2015.

Dinosaur shoes!
One of the participants drew dinosaurs on the shoes.
It's KAWAII!