Aurelius Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I recently obtained a partial Dyrosaurus skull (this being the Cretaceous/early Eocene marine Crocodile, not to be confused with Dryosaurus). it consists of most of the upper jaw and a scattering of a dozen or so fragmentary bones from the skull. I'm keen to restore it, by sculpting the missing areas. Probably 60-70% of the skull is missing, so this is a major job. I have the basioccipital, several important parts from the top of the skull, and a scattering of bones that I still need to identify. But I really need some high quality images to help me sculpt the missing bits, and see where some of the existing bits fit. This is never going to be a museum-worthy project, but I would like it to be an eye-pleasing one, and as accurate as I can possibly get, given that I'm not an expert. I don't want it to look like a child's impression of what a crocodile looks like, and I am happy to invest some serious time. I have plenty of Magic Sculp and some liquid latex to help me transfer bone texture. If anyone does have some images - or an authentic Dyrosaurus skull that they can take some high resolution images of from various angles - I would be extremely grateful. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 here's one PDF that may be useful, if you haven't already seen it A new dyrosaurid crocodyliform from the Palaeocene of Morocco and a phylogenetic analysis of Dyrosauridae STÉPHANE JOUVE, MOHAMED IAROCHÈNE, BAÂDI BOUYA, and MBAREK AMAGHZAZ "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Thank you, that's exactly the sort of thing I need. I hadn't found that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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