July 17, 2022
Description
Pteranodon ; from Greek πτερόν and ἀνόδων 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.
7/25/2022 UPDATE: Uploaded missing Pelvis part.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution
rowiac
