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Last week I wrote about the shuffling and reshuffling of relationships between whales, hippos, pigs, and an extinct group of mammals called raoellids. One aspect of the paper I did not comment on, however, was the problematic placement of the enormous predator Andrewsarchus.
In November of 1924…
The American Museum of Natural History Research Library has recently put up a website ("Picturing the Museum") containing hundreds of black & white photos of museum exhibits, dioramas, and behind the scenes prep. It is a treasure trove of photographic information; I just wish I could have seen…
A light in the ceiling illuminates the holes in the skull of the towering Barosaurus mount in the Grand Rotunda of the AMNH. The trip into the city yesterday was tiring, but it was definitely a lot of fun, especially since I got to hang out with my fellow dino-nerd Amanda (and her boyfriend) in…
tags: researchblogging.org, velociraptor, Dromaeosauridae, dinosaur, feathers, paleontology, evolution
Velociraptor skull.
Velociraptors were small dinosaurs, weighing only about 15kg and approximnately 1.5m long.
Image: M. Elison, AMNH. [larger view]
According to a research paper that was…
Is that fossil or a replica? It looks suspicious.
Zach; As far as I'm aware it's the real deal. You can find details about the skull and this particular mount in Matthew & Brown's 1923 paper here.
Yep, that's the real deal. And an excellent photo, too: that is a hard mount to get a clear lateral view of. (I assume you had a pretty good zoom lens for that!)
I can't remember how I was standing to get the shot, but it was a bit tricky (especially since the glare on the glass can be a bear). The lens I had at the time was a 45-150mm, which gets the job done at most museums and zoos when you can get close (but not too close). I just wish I still had the original photo since the resolution is so much better!
I'm actually headed to the AMNH tomorrow, although I still don't have a replacement camera so I won't be able to re-stage any photos. Maybe next time.