The extensive garden of the Field House includes some 18 full-size reconstructions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life, not least a wooly mammoth.
The statues are wonderfully in proportion to the trees and plants of the gardens, and it gives the beasties quite a resemblance of being alive. One can stroll along the paths and catch glimpses of dinsoaurs behind trees or find that one terrific head-on position.
Triceratops As in real life, some animals seem to ham it up a little, such as in the photo below. Edaphosaurus (a mammal-like reptile who lived before any of the dinosaurs) seems to think the photo is of him, rather than the Diplodocus behind him. Notice the pterandon hanging around too? | ||
Edaphosaurus and friends. | ||
Elbert Porter had designed the original models, but recently the Field House has begun expanding its collection, with two sculptures by David Thomas, including the recently discovered Utahraptor.
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Utahraptor worrying some protoceratops. | ||
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