NORTHERN TYRANT KING / W.I.P. Full scale reconstruction

“Northern Tyrant King” features Alaska's very own cousin of the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. Nanuqsaurus was discovered on Alaska's North Slope in or around 2014. At the time, Nanuqsaurus was describes as a diminutive, pygmy tyrannosaur. New and upcoming evidence now suggest the animal described earlier as a pygmy was in fact a juvenile of a much larger animal. “Northern Tyrant King” represents new ongoing discoveries in multiple locations of Alaska concerning this ancient apex predator including size, primitive feathers, sexual dimorphism as well as other soon to be announced aspects featured within the canvas. These new discoveries will be shared once the scientific announcements are made public and papers published. 

The full scale sculpture will combine both the traditional arts of oil painting and sculpture as well as the cutting edge 3D digital skull reconstruction brilliantly recreated by Jesse Pruitt of Buzzsaw Studio’s, of which will be sculpted over in clay for the utmost accuracy. The projects scientific adviser is once again the dedicated Dr. Pat Druckenmiller UAF Museum of the North. Once completed the dioramic painting will combine with the sculptural aspects and will create the impression of a full sized animal while taking up much less exhibition space. Other new specie of smaller arctic dinosaurs will also be sculpted and incorporated within the dioramic foreground.  

JESSE PRUITT / Buzzsaw Studio - Special thanks to Jesse Pruitt for his brilliant skull reconstructions and digital printing. He's the best in the business and is a must for this type of project. Checkout his world famous "Buzzsaw Studio!" 

DAVE CAVITT / FURNATURE ENTERPRISES of ALASKA Inc.-  Special thanks to Dave Cavitt and the entire mall crew for their support and providing exceptional exhibt spaces for the Alaska Paleo-Project pop-up educational exhibitions over these many seasons. 

PAT DRUCKENMILLER  / UAF Museum of the North - Special thanks to Pat for being our scientific advisor over these many years and providing many of the hands on exhibit items within Alaska Paleo-Project exhibts.

THANK YOU - to all the contributers (to many to list ) over these many years - you know who you are and are very much appriciated - thank you!

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