Scymnognathus parringtoni

von Huene
reconstruction of a gorgonopsien
DE: Rekonstruktion eines Gorgonopsiers
NL: Reconstructie van een Gorgonopsis
F: Reconstruction d'un gorgonopsien
Life-size reconstruction
back to Prehistoric animals

Description of the model:

Made by Susanne Klein under the scientific supervision of Dr Eberhard ‘Dino’ Frey (Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany)

The cast is made of high-quality glass fibre-reinforced epoxy resin and coloured with UV-resistant acrylic paints and varnish.
The eyes are made of glass.

Dimensions

about 175 cm long.

Price

9.800,00 €

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Model views Scymnognathus parringtoni

reconstruction of a gorgonopsien

Reconstruction ofScymnognathus parringtoni von Huene
here on display in the diorama of the Sandstone Museum Kloster Cornberg; Cornberg, Germany.

Reconstruction of Scymnognathus parringtoni von Huene
Close-up of the glass-eye

Reconstruction of Scymnognathus parringtoni von Huene
here on display in the Wolfgang Bonhage - Museum Korbach, Germany

Profile Scymnognathus parringtoni

reconstruction of a gorgonopsien

Geological era

Upper Permian

Further Informations

Scymnognathus parringtoni is a carnivorous gorgonopsian therapsid (mammal-like reptile) from the Upper Permian.

The life-size model is based on the original skeleton housed in the Museum of Geology and Palaeontology at the University of Tübingen, Germany (U.28), which was found in the Karroo – Formation of Usili, East Africa and described by v.Huene (1950).