Tylosaurus dyspelor [art original] / [Charles R. Knight]
Collection
Identifier: Floor 1, Stack 1-11
The top illustration, by Charles Knight, was reproduced in Henry Fairfield Osborn's article entitled: A complete mosasaur skeleton, osseous and cartilaginous, issued as Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 1, pt. 4 (Oct. 1899), on page 186. The bottom illustration is a variation of the illustration on that same page and was based on drawings by W.D. Matthew and Bruce Horsfall under Osborn's direction. Published illustrations lack textual labels of the animal's parts. Illustration captions: Restoration of the great marine lizard (top); Restored skeleton of the great marine lizard (bottom).
Tylosaurus, which swam in prehistoric seas between 87 and 82 million years ago, was a fierce marine reptile that used its sharp teeth and huge jaws to feed on sharks and other marine reptiles, such as plesiosaurs, as well as fish. A Tylosaurus could grow as long as 50 feet and was a superb swimmer.
Dates
- 1899?
Creator
- Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 (Artist, Person)
Extent
2 Items : 2 paintings : watercolor and pencil on paper ; 32 x 112 cm. each, in frame 94 x 135 cm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer, Paleontology Department, 2014 March 14.
Creator
- Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 (Artist, Person)
- Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Research Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
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American Museum of Natural History
Library Services, Special Collections
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
