Mesozoic Fish Models
Model of Cirrate Octopus
Cirrothauma magna
Cirrothauma magna
Models of Lion's Mane Jellyfish and Kelp
Installing Model of Lion’s Mane JeIIyfish
Cyanea capiIIata
Cyanea capiIIata
Installing the 50-foot Whale
Eubalaena Glacialis
Eubalaena Glacialis
Life Size Model of Right Whale
"Phoenix"
"Phoenix"
The Centerpiece of the Hall
-A 50 foot Right Whale
-A 50 foot Right Whale
Sant Ocean Hall
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Cretaceous Mollusc Models
Eurypterid Model
Eurypterid Diorama
Cambrian Burgess Shale Diorama
Permian reef Fauna
Permian Reef Diorama
Edicaran Diorama
Model of Tripod fish
Bathypterois graIIator
Bathypterois graIIator
Model of Orange roughy
HopIostethus atIanticus
HopIostethus atIanticus
Model of Siphonophore
Praya sp.
Praya sp.
Model of RadioIarian (greatly enlarged)
Didymocyrtis tetrathaIamus
Didymocyrtis tetrathaIamus
odel of Longnose Iancetfish
AIepisaurus ferox
AIepisaurus ferox
Model of Portuguese Man-of-war
PhysaIia physaIis
PhysaIia physaIis
Model of Giant isopod
GIyptonotus antarcticus
GIyptonotus antarcticus
Model of DinofIageIIate (greatly enlarged)
Ceratocorys horrida
Ceratocorys horrida
Model of Cockatoo Squid
Teuthowenia megaIops
The Sant Ocean Hall:
Marine fauna models
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
Features:
Highlights include a life-size model of a 45-foot North Atlantic right whale, based on the real female whale named Phoenix, the centerpiece of the exhibition. Chase Studio was responsible for “Phoenix” and more than 20 other scientifically accurate full-sized and enlarged marine fauna models.
Size: 6,500 square feet
World-class Exhibits
Scientifically accurate and visually satisfying, Chase Studio’s palaeontological habitat reconstructions are without equal in the World’s museums. The National Museum of Natural history is a longtime client of these benchmark exhibits.
