Replicating the magnificent Megalosaurus

Two replicas of the Megalosaurus jaw, one cast from 1831, and another 3D print made using photogrammetry

Replicating the magnificent Megalosaurus

31 JULY – 7 OCTOBER 2024 | PRESENTING CASE

 

This year marks the 200th anniversary of dinosaurs. In 1824, Oxford University professor William Buckland presented fossil bones of a huge prehistoric predator to a room full of scientists at the Geological Society of London (GSL). The fossils were given the name Megalosaurus, meaning ‘great lizard’. Amongst them was an iconic jawbone. Over the last 200 years, this fossil has been replicated using increasingly sophisticated techniques.

Visit the display to see some of these replicas and learn about how they were made.

Header image: Two replicas of the Megalosaurus jaw. Left, William Buckland's cast (1831). Right, 3D print using photogrammetry (2024).

 

Replica of the Megalosaurus jaw showing internal structure

3D print of the Megalosaurus jaw made using photogrammetry (2024)

The presenting case with a display about replicating the Megalosaurus jaw inside

Visit the presenting case to find out more

 

 

 

Map showing that the presenting case is just to the left, next to the help desk, as you enter the Oxford Natural History Museum through the main door.

You can find the Presenting Case next to the Welcome Desk; just to the left as you enter the Museum through the main entrance.