Deinosuchus scutes by Hatcher

Forfatter/Opretter:

William Jacob Holland (1848–1932)

Kredit:

"Deinosuchus hatcheri, a new genus and species of crocodile from the Judith River beds of Montana". Annals of the Carnegie Museum, vol. 6 WikiSource

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These are drawings of osteoderms (scutes) from Deinosuchus, a massive Cretaceous crocodilian. The osteoderms differ significantly from those of modern species; they are much thicker, and covered in deep and wide pits. The left and upper-right drawings illustrates the dorsal (overhead) view, while the lower-right drawing illustrates the posterior (side) view.

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Public domain

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In the public domain because the author died more than 70 years ago