Behind the Scenes
Part of the Extreme Mammals exhibition.
How do you replicate an animal that no one has ever seen? A staff of artists spent months creating finely detailed reconstructions of extreme mammals, many of which began as mere fossil fragments. Check out some behind-the-scenes photos of the artists at work.
John Flynn on Fossils Mammals
Steve Quinn on the Exhibition
Preparator Rebecca Meah sculpting the head of Coryphodon.
© AMNH/R. Mickens
© AMNH/R. Mickens
Conservator Christina Krumrine working on the gray whale flipper (Eschrichtius robustus).
© AMNH/R. Mickens
© AMNH/R. Mickens
Preparator Tom Doncourt working on the Batadonoides model.
© AMNH/R. Mickens
© AMNH/R. Mickens
The Macrauchenia model under construction.
© AMNH/R. Mickens
© AMNH/R. Mickens