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1 A full scale Pentaceratops is the companion bronze statue to Albertosaurus at the entrance of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History in Albuquerque. Pentaceratops is known from the Cretaceous formations of Alberta, Canada and New Mexico.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n077
2 Three of the first mounted dinosaurs from the C-LDQ were displayed in 1968 at the opening of the new Utah Museum of Natural History. They are an Allosaurus attacking a Camptosaurus, while a second Allosaurus looks on.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n084
3 The cast skeleton of Diplodocus carnegii guarded the Dinosaur Garden at the Utah Fieldhouse of Natural History State Park in Vernal for nearly three decades. It was taken down, remodeled, and remolded in 1989. Now a new mount has been presented inside the UFNHSP.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n085
4 These chilly dinosaur models: Ceratosaurus, Stegosaurus, and a juvenile Camarasaurus are near the Main Street or south entrance of the Utah Fieldhouse of Natural History in the Vernal City Park. This is the work of Malin Foster, a Utah sculptor. They were unveiled in the 1950s and have stood well the test of time.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n072
5 This composite of a medium-sized Allosaur skull required six months of work to fully prepare the fifty or more separate elements of the skull and mandible (lower jaw). It is now in the vertebrate fossil collections of the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n043
6 Three-dimensional, life-size models are very popular in many dinosaur exhibits around the world. Among the best are those to be seen at the Utah Fieldhouse of Natural History, a museum in Vernal, Utah. Triceratops is seen in the foreground of this photograph taken shortly after a Utah winter snow storm.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n070
7 The Visitor Center at the C-LDQ, which became a United States Natural Landmark in 1968, has some interesting graphics that interpret and detail the operation and history of the Quarry. Included in the exhibits are some prepared, original dinosaur bones, and a mounted free- standing skeleton of a medium-sized Allosaur, which consists of less than 50% of the original, fossil bones. The skull of the Allosaur can be seen through the window in the front of the building.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n006
8 This is a view of the main interpretive exhibit, an Allosaurus, inside the Visitor Center at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. The Center is open on a limited basis during the summer months and not at all for the rest of the year. The Quarry, Visitor Center, and picnic areas are supervised and maintained by the United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management with the support and excavation at various times of the College of Eastern Utah, Prehistoric Museum, the Earth Science Museum at Brigham Young University, and the Utah Museum of Natural History.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n007
9 Southerly view of quarry ca. 1961(?).P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048nGS03
10 The articulated pelvic and sacral complex are then attached to the preassembled hind legs, which are shown fastened to the exhibit base.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n093
11 The chevrons or haemal arches are attached to the wires installed between the caudal vertebrae during the early stages of construction.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n097
12 The disassembled, modular skeletons are easy to transport, as noted with this Allosaur being unloaded at Dinosaur National Monument. (October 1980)P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n087
13 The entire mount is prepared in segments and modules that facilitate easy transportation, handling, and assembly.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n089
14 The forearms are pinned in place after the dorsal ribs have been attached.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n096
15 Installation of the skull is a two person job.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n099
16 The last step is the touch-up of any nicks and scrapes sustained during transportation and mounting. (October 1988)P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n098
17 Laying the entire skeleton out on the floor allows a last minute check for all parts to be at hand.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n091
18 More clapping and smiling.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048nQBD06
19 The neck, ribs, chevrons, and forearms are fastened in place as one of the final steps in the assembly.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n095
20 Next in the order of assembly, the dorsal (back) and caudal (tail) sections are attached to keep the mount in balance. (October 1988)P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n094
21 Next the legs are fastened to the mounting deck of the exhibit.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n092
22 Presentation by Senator Moss.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048nQBD04
23 Prior to mapping, each bone is carefully identified as to taxa (scientific name) and morphology (elemental name).P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n034
24 The sacrum and pelvic elements including the pubes, ischia, and ilia, are assembled first.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048n090
25 Students of Foothill Junior College near San Jose, CA. 1976.P1048 James H. Madsen Photograph CollectionP1048nPEO04
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