Patagotitan visiting NH museum

[DodgyGeezer]

seems as if the world's largest dinosaur will be visiting the Natural History museum in the new year... or a least a replica. Size-wise it does make 'Dippy' seem rather small Something to go and see next year

I am curious though that given it's 'just' a replica rather than the original bones why there aren't more replicas of dinosaurs in various museums? Surely it's not that difficult to do?

[Eric Mc]

Dippy IS a replica.

They are quite expensive to organise. I'd say a full size replica of a sauropd would cost a couple of hundred thousand ££££ to do.

[DodgyGeezer]

Eric Mc said:

Dippy IS a replica.

Yeah found that out a while ago, another destruction of my childhood

[Largechris]

There was an interesting article on replica dinosaur skeletons a few days ago. Seems to be a lot more replicas even in prestigious institutions and art collections than real ones:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63700297

"A T. rex skeleton which was expected to fetch up to $25m (£21m) at auction has been withdrawn after doubts were raised over where parts of it had come from.

Auction house Christie's confirmed to the BBC that the Tyrannosaurus Rex would not be amongst the lots going under the hammer in Hong Kong on 30 November.

It said the seller had decided to loan the skeleton to a museum instead.

Christie's did not give a reason why the sale had been withdrawn.

The New York Times reports that a US fossil company raised concerns that parts of the skeleton, named Shen, looked like replicas from another T. rex skeleton called Stan."

[ReverendCounter]

There's a guy been 3D printing a huge one. Taking a while but it's coming together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OJ3dtk4CXs

[Eric Mc]

I'd be uncomfortable in my workshop with that set of jaws behind me.

[ReverendCounter]

Imagine putting that outside someone's window one night, then knocking on it.

'I do beg your pardon...' etc

[tog]

They have a life-size model of one outside Trelew in Patagonia. Quite a sight when you come over the hill and see it on the plain.

180403_SF1059.jpg by Sam Frost, on Flickr

[sherman]

tog said:

They have a life-size model of one outside Trelew in Patagonia. Quite a sight when you come over the hill and see it on the plain.

180403_SF1059.jpg by Sam Frost, on Flickr

Where is that going to fit in the museum?