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The fossil replica of Deinosuchus schwimmeri on display in the Tellus Science Museum. Credit: Tellus Science Museum
Dr. David Schwimmer, an expert on the giant North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a Columbus State University geology professor, has contributed his research to the creation of the first-ever scholarly accurate, mounted skeleton replica of the species Deinosuchus schwimmeri.
Known for decades as a " dinosaur-killer " Deinosuchus was almost certainly the apex predator of its day. Deinosuchus schwimmeri, which walked the eastern United States 83 million to 76 million years ago, was a dinosaur-eating, school-bus-sized relative of modern alligators.
Measuring up to 30 - 33 feet ( 9 - 12 meters) long, the new Deinosuchus schwimmeri prototype was commissioned by the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, and recently installed there. It marks the culmination of two years of Schwimmer's consulting with Triebold Paleontology Inc. - a leader in fossil skeleton models for museums, universities and attractions around the world.
''' Each year, we have thousands of students visit us from across Georgia and neighboring states," the Tellus Science Museum's director of education, Hannah Eisla, explained... ''' Many of these students come on school field trips specifically to learn more about the region they call home and how it has changed over time. The addition of Deinosuchus schwimmeri allows us to provide a more detailed picture of this area's ecosystem in the Cretaceous Period... '''
''' Tellus is currently the only museum to have a cast of Deinosuchus schwimmeri, so this is an experience our visitors can't get anywhere else," added Rebecca Melsheimer, the museum's curatorial coordinator.
