Guess the Origami Fossil

[BentonlWalters]

My preferred medium of artistic representation, origami. Can you guess the animal it’s going to become?

 

Here is the base (the initial form) and a picture a little further on with the legs of a Cretaceous creature I’ve started folding from a 24cm square of paper. The model design for this one isn’t mine, but I have designed a model before and hopefully will make some more of my own in the future.

 

Hopefully the finished model will grace my shelf when I finally find one of these in fossil form.

 

I hope you all enjoy,

Benton

[Pemphix]

Kind of squid / octopus...

[BentonlWalters]

1 hour ago, Pemphix said:

Kind of squid / octopus...

Not quite

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Belemnite.

Chartateuthis. 

[BentonlWalters]

1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Belemnite.

Chartateuthis. 

Nope again

[BentonlWalters]

I should say that each leg has four little toes. And the hands each have three small ones . . .

[thelivingdead531]

I have no idea right now, but this is fun!

[BentonlWalters]

Here's the completed model

 

Its a Pteranodon, complete with eyes, anatomically correct number of toes, characteristic head crest, and wide open beak ready to catch an as-of-yet unfolded tiny origami fish.

 

This model is one designed by Robert Lang, originally commissioned for the Redpath Museum of Natural History in Montreal. They have a near life-size version there with a 4 meter wing span. I'll have to go and see it sometime, I don't think I have a room big enough to fit the piece of paper needed for that. 

 

The model not quite finished yet, I am going to use some origami glue (carboxymethlcellulose) to hold some of the flaps down flat and to define its legs and toes a little better so I will post the finished version in a few days.

 

I hope you all enjoy,

Benton 

[Kane]

That's lovely -- and so much cooler than the classic origami cranes.  

[thelivingdead531]

Definitely cool! I can’t wait to see what else you make.

[Bobby Rico]

That’s is cool 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Excellent! 

Does it fly? 

[Randyw]

31 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Excellent! 

Does it fly? 

Oooo ooo I wanna see that!

[hokietech96]

very cool!

[Ludwigia]

I'll add to the coolness here as well.

[BentonlWalters]

1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Excellent! 

Does it fly? 

I may well make it fly once all the shaping is done, probably with either a wire armature or maybe suspended from the ceiling with some fishing line.

[Pemphix]

Like !

[Megalodoodle]

Nice!

[BentonlWalters]

It's been a little bit but I finally have the gluing all finished, and I've quickly made up a little stand so that he flies. Here's the finished model as well as a few more pterosaurs I've folded of various degrees of scientific accuracy. 

 

Hope you all enjoy,

Benton 

 

[Bobby Rico]

2 minutes ago, BentonlWalters said:

finished, and I've quickly made up a little stand so that he flies. Here's the finished model as well as a few more pterosaurs I've folded of various degrees of scientific accuracy. 

Fantastic love your work . 

[hokietech96]

They look amazing!

[grandpa]

I'm in awe!!

[Pagurus]

My goodness. Beautiful work. Impressive.

[crabfossilsteve]

Yes indeed those are very cool.  I want one...ha ha.

[sixgill pete]

Awesome.