Avimimus portentosus Skull Fossil Replica

Description

Avimimus portentosus skull fossil replica measures 3.0 x 1.4 x 2.4 inches. Avimimus portentosus skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Avimimus was a diminutive 5 ft. dinosaur with ostrich like features in part, found in the Gobi Desert. Avimimus meaning “bird mimic” is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur, named for its bird like characteristics, that lived in the late Cretaceous around 85 to 70 million years ago.

They were a small, bird like dinosaur with a length of 5 ft. The skull was small compared to the body, though the brain and eyes were large. The size of the bones which surrounded the brain and were dedicated to protecting it are large. This is also consistent with the hypothesis that Avimimus had a proportionally large brain.

Education and Academic Study

Anatomy and Paleontology: Professionals and students use high-quality casts to conduct comparative analysis.

Museum Exibits and Archaeology 

Displaying Fragile Fossils: Museums utilize casts of rare or fragile fossils for public display, ensuring the real specimen is preserved in air and temperture controlled environments.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Clade: Dinosauria
• Clade: Saurischia
• Clade: Theropoda
• Clade: Pennaraptora
• Clade: †Oviraptorosauria
• Genus: †Avimimus
• Family: †Avimimidae
• Species: †Avimimus portentosus Kurzanov, 1981
• Conservation status: Extinct

The Avimimus skull pairs well for museum display with the Archaeopteryx skull replica, the Carnotaurus skull replica and the Sinraptor skull replica for a dynamic viewing experiences.