A life-size model of a prehistoric pterosaur is hoisted into place in a five-story atrium at the university’s new Biological Sciences Building, the new home of the university’s Museum of Natural History, which will reopen next spring. The creature, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, lived about 67 million years ago and was the largest known flying animal, with a 35-foot wingspan. The 700-pound model is a hand-painted fiberglass cast with an internal steel armature. Photo by Roger Hart/Michigan Photography.
Home Dr. Michael Cherney Interview about Giant Pterosaur at U-M Museum of Natural History A life-size model of a prehistoric pterosaur is hoisted into place in a five-story atrium at the university's new Biological Sciences Building, the new home of the university's Museum of Natural History, which will reopen next spring. The creature, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, lived about 67 million years ago and was the largest known flying animal, with a 35-foot wingspan. The 700-pound model is a hand-painted fiberglass cast with an internal steel armature. Photo by Roger Hart/Michigan Photography.
A life-size model of a prehistoric pterosaur is hoisted into place in a five-story atrium at the university’s new Biological Sciences Building, the new home of the university’s Museum of Natural History, which will reopen next spring. The creature, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, lived about 67 million years ago and was the largest known flying animal, with a 35-foot wingspan. The 700-pound model is a hand-painted fiberglass cast with an internal steel armature. Photo by Roger Hart/Michigan Photography.
