The prototypes of Ren Shape were reproduced by making molds, and then casting the final versions to be used in the mount. During this time the Department of Paleobiology convened a consortium of paleontologists at NMNH to determine the animal's proper posture and articulation when alive. Among other things, they now determined the size of the skull on the Museum's Triceratops was too small for the rest of the body by about 15 percent. Come to the FossiLab to see Museum preparators apply molds to these prototypes. Meet the people who are making this new mount, scheduled to go on exhibit in mid-winter, and find out how they do it.
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Many square kilometers of forest were destroyed by fire, and powerful air-pressure and seismic waves radiated from the center of destruction. The explosion was detected by scientific instruments located up to thousands of kilometers away. Due to the remoteness of the impact site, the magnitude and scientific importance of this unique phenomenon were not immediately understood. The Search for the Tunguska Meteorite is a documentary film describing this event and the scientific efforts to understand it. The first expedition to the area was mounted in 1929 under the direction of L. A. Kulik.