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Pteranodon Skeleton

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  • Cranium_v2.stl
  • L-Leg_v1.stl
  • L-Ribcage_v2.stl
  • L-Wing_part1_v2.stl
  • L-Wing_part2_v2.stl
  • L-Wing_part3_v2.stl
  • L-Wing_part4_v2.stl
  • L-Wing_part5_v2.stl
  • Mandible_v1.stl
  • Neck_v1.stl
  • Pelvis_v1.stl
  • R-Leg_v1.stl
  • R-Ribcage_v2.stl
  • R-Wing_part1_v2.stl
  • R-Wing_part2_v2.stl
  • R-Wing_part3_v2.stl
  • R-Wing_part4_v2.stl
  • R-Wing_part5_v2.stl

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Publication date 2022-07-17 at 23:02
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2022-07-17 at 22:52
Design number 785773
rowiac

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Pteranodon ; from Greek Ο€Ο„Ξ΅ΟΟŒΞ½ and αΌ€Ξ½ΟŒΞ΄Ο‰Ξ½ is a genus of pterosaur that included some of the largest known flying reptiles, with P. longiceps having a wingspan of 6.5 m. They lived during the late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present-day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota. [From Wikipedia]

This pteranodon skeleton is designed to be printed in parts and assembled with paperclip wire and glue. I used pieces of paperclip wire (~20 mm long) to connect the wing bones for strength, since if it's printed at 100%, the wingspan of the assembled skeleton is ~42" [108 cm]! Snap together features would be really small and would not be strong enough at that size. The model works out to be about 1/6th scale compared to a full size pteranodon fossil skeleton.

Many thanks to Holden Williams [https://sketchfab.com/Rag02] for making his original 3D model available for this project. I have made numerous modifications that may not be completely accurate, but make printing the parts easier.

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