Deinosuchus
30 Foot Crocodilian Skeleton
30 Foot Crocodilian Skeleton
![paleontology Dinosaur Fossil sculpture fine art exhibits exhibitry EXHIBIT DESIGN museum Museum Design Fossil reconstruction Museum preparators Fossil prep Fossil Preparation Museum prep prep Preparators art paleo-artist paleo-sculptor sculptor scientific illustrator paleo-art Deinosuchus crocodiles skeleton Skeletal natural history Natural Art museum art paleo artist paleo art paleo sculpture paleo sculptor 3-D illustration 3 D illusration natural history museum denver Colorado Pangaea pangea pangaea designs Pangaea Design Pangea design Pangea Designs Dennis Wilson Dennis J. Wilson natural sculptor nature sculptor nature art Nature plastics fossil mounting fossil mounts mounts museum mounts](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/679c8525152867.5604b9f2ea53f.jpg)
Deinosuchus completed skeleton
This skeleton was a collaborative effort between Pangaea Designs and Gaston Design for the Utah Museum of Natural History. The challenge was to complete a skeleton from only fragmentary skull remains. Gaston Design created the skull first and then we sculpted the post cranial elements--all 221 bones--from reference material. The most expeditious way of doing this was to scan a 10 foot alligator skeleton and to have that 3D printed to the scale we needed. Of course we also needed to adapt the printed material to match the reference material. After that all bones were covered in an epoxy and textured to simulate actual fossil bones. I think the results speak for themselves.
![paleontology Dinosaur Fossil sculpture fine art exhibits exhibitry EXHIBIT DESIGN museum Museum Design Fossil reconstruction Museum preparators Fossil prep Fossil Preparation Museum prep prep Preparators art paleo-artist paleo-sculptor sculptor scientific illustrator paleo-art Deinosuchus crocodiles skeleton Skeletal natural history Natural Art museum art paleo artist paleo art paleo sculpture paleo sculptor 3-D illustration 3 D illusration natural history museum denver Colorado Pangaea pangea pangaea designs Pangaea Design Pangea design Pangea Designs Dennis Wilson Dennis J. Wilson natural sculptor nature sculptor nature art Nature plastics fossil mounting fossil mounts mounts museum mounts](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/4684cc25152869.5604ba82832d9.jpg)
Completed Skeleton
Here are a couple of process photos
![paleontology Dinosaur Fossil sculpture fine art exhibits exhibitry EXHIBIT DESIGN museum Museum Design Fossil reconstruction Museum preparators Fossil prep Fossil Preparation Museum prep prep Preparators art paleo-artist paleo-sculptor sculptor scientific illustrator paleo-art Deinosuchus crocodiles skeleton Skeletal natural history Natural Art museum art paleo artist paleo art paleo sculpture paleo sculptor 3-D illustration 3 D illusration natural history museum denver Colorado Pangaea pangea pangaea designs Pangaea Design Pangea design Pangea Designs Dennis Wilson Dennis J. Wilson natural sculptor nature sculptor nature art Nature plastics fossil mounting fossil mounts mounts museum mounts](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/45b1303277045.5886a27d0d5ac.jpg)
This is what the 10 foot alligator looked like when it arrived. This individual was from an alligator farm and was unfortunately killed in a fight with a tank mate. We boiled the skeleton to remove remaining flesh from the bones and had them scanned and printed.
![paleontology Dinosaur Fossil sculpture fine art exhibits exhibitry EXHIBIT DESIGN museum Museum Design Fossil reconstruction Museum preparators Fossil prep Fossil Preparation Museum prep prep Preparators art paleo-artist paleo-sculptor sculptor scientific illustrator paleo-art Deinosuchus crocodiles skeleton Skeletal natural history Natural Art museum art paleo artist paleo art paleo sculpture paleo sculptor 3-D illustration 3 D illusration natural history museum denver Colorado Pangaea pangea pangaea designs Pangaea Design Pangea design Pangea Designs Dennis Wilson Dennis J. Wilson natural sculptor nature sculptor nature art Nature plastics fossil mounting fossil mounts mounts museum mounts](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/2e337c3277045.5886a27d0de0c.jpg)
This is the skull sculpted by Gaston Design.
![paleontology Dinosaur Fossil sculpture fine art exhibits exhibitry EXHIBIT DESIGN museum Museum Design Fossil reconstruction Museum preparators Fossil prep Fossil Preparation Museum prep prep Preparators art paleo-artist paleo-sculptor sculptor scientific illustrator paleo-art Deinosuchus crocodiles skeleton Skeletal natural history Natural Art museum art paleo artist paleo art paleo sculpture paleo sculptor 3-D illustration 3 D illusration natural history museum denver Colorado Pangaea pangea pangaea designs Pangaea Design Pangea design Pangea Designs Dennis Wilson Dennis J. Wilson natural sculptor nature sculptor nature art Nature plastics fossil mounting fossil mounts mounts museum mounts](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/8f8dbd3277045.5886a27d0e4bb.jpg)
Here are a few skeletal elements in the process. Notice the skeleton along side, this is from the 10 foot alligator.
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Laying out all the materials to get an estimate of the finished length of Deinosuchus.
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![paleontology Dinosaur Fossil sculpture fine art exhibits exhibitry EXHIBIT DESIGN museum Museum Design Fossil reconstruction Museum preparators Fossil prep Fossil Preparation Museum prep prep Preparators art paleo-artist paleo-sculptor sculptor scientific illustrator paleo-art Deinosuchus crocodiles skeleton Skeletal natural history Natural Art museum art paleo artist paleo art paleo sculpture paleo sculptor 3-D illustration 3 D illusration natural history museum denver Colorado Pangaea pangea pangaea designs Pangaea Design Pangea design Pangea Designs Dennis Wilson Dennis J. Wilson natural sculptor nature sculptor nature art Nature plastics fossil mounting fossil mounts mounts museum mounts](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/f6478e3277045.5886a27d0f3d7.jpg)