History Art / CrystalPalaceDinosaurs

* TheArtifact: Originally there were water systems that would make water levels rise and fall and reveal the marine reptiles, particularly the mosasaur to weasel around how it wasn't well understood at the time. This no longer happens, but they're still positioned in a way that would allow then to.

** ''Dicynodon'' are depicted as shelled turtle-like creatures due to only being known from skull fragments in the 1850's. They were more akin to pigs in in build and nature.

* MammothsMeanIceAge: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Or at least would have]]: a mammoth and mastodon model were planned for the cenozoic section of the park, but neither were made.

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures located within Crystal Palace Park in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, England. It depicts various prehistoric life as was known in Victorian times, first opened in 1854 for The Geat Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. The scultures were all done by artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, with some technical input from noted palaeontologist of the time Sir Richard Owen.

They're also well known for a tale that a dinner party was actually held in an in-progress model of the Iguanodon.[[note]]though this isn't true, as historical records state it was held at a table near it and only a few went inside.[[/note]] The sculptures are still present where the Crystal Palace once stood, and spent a long time in a rather dilapidated state. They have now been restored, and are part of the Crystal Palace Park.

* StockDinosaurs: Not as many as you might think. ''Iguanodon'' and ''Megalosaurus'' are both present, as are plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, and pterosaurs. But many of the prehistoric animals we now consider iconic (''Tyrannosaurus rex'', ceratopsians, sauropods, raptors, and saber-toothed cats, to name a few) are absent, because they were not discovered until later.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The sculpture court may as well be the TropeMaker if not the UrExample for pop culture's love of dinosaurs.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursOrnithischianDinosaurs Hylaeosaurus]]'', ''Teleosaurus'', ''Mastodonsaurus'' (under the name ''Labyrinthodon''), ''Palaeotherium'', and ''Anoplotherium''. Hell, even to this day they are still the most notable appearences of them so far.

[[caption-width-right:350:Before you [[Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs Walked with Dinosaurs]], were [[Film/JurassicPark welcomed to Jurassic Park]], or found [[Literature/TheLostWorld1912 the Lost World]]...there were these guys.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Before you [[Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs Walked with Dinosaurs]], were [[Film/JurassicPark welcomed to Jurassic Park]], or found [[Literature/TheLostWorld the Lost World]]...there were these guys.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Before you [[Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs Walked with Dinosaurs]] and were [[Film/JurassicPark welcomed to Jurassic Park]], there were these guys.]]

They're also well known for a tale that a dinner party was actually held in an in-progress model of the Iguanodon.[[note]]though this isn't true, as historical records state it was held at a table near it and only a few went inside.[[/note]]

* PteroSoarer: The pterosaurs look rather weird from today's perspective, with their long curvy necks, semi-circular wings, and scaly skin.

* AmphibianAtLarge: The ''Labyrinthodon'' (or more properly ''Mastodonsaurus'') are depicted as giant frogs. While it was indeed an amphibian, specifically what's called a Temnospondyl, [[ScienceMarchesOn it wasn't actually a frog in question]], resembling more a large salamander or a widened crocodile without scales.

** The most obvious one is that all the dinosaurs are depicted as big four-legged lizards. Only ''Hylaeosaurus'' even remotely resembles them, and only in the sense both are four-legged reptiles with armoured spikes.

* PteroSoarer: The Pterosaurs didn't have pycnofibres for one. That said, they actually were a bit more accurate in that they actually did resemble the actual thing even as [[ScienceMarchesOn Science Marched On]].

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursOrnithischianDinosaurs Hylaeosaurus]]'', ''Teleosaurus'', ''Mastodonsaurus'' (under the name ''Labyrinthodon''), ''Palaeotherium'', and ''Anoplotherium''. Hell, even to this day they are still the most notable apparences of them so far.
* ShownTheirWork: Well, for their time at least, but a lot of research and time was given into not only all the creatures, but displays on geology and rock formations.
* SocialOrnithopod: There are two models of an ''Iguanodon'', and given they're positioned right next to one another it can be presumed they're meant to live together.

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures located within Crystal Palace Park in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, England. It depicts various prehistoric life as was known in Victorian times, first opened in 1854 for The Geat Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. The scultures were all done by artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, with technical input from noted palaeontologist of the time Sir Richard Owen.

** ''Megatherium'' has a trunk, which it did not actually have.

* ShownTheirWork: Well, for their time at least, but a lot of research and time was given into all the creatures.
* SocialOrnithopod: There are two models of an ''Iguanodon'', and given they're positioned right next to one another it can be presumed they live together.

* PteroSoarer: The Pterosaurs dodn't have pycnofibres for one. That said, they actually were a bit more accurate in that they actually did resemble the actual thing even as [[ScienceMarchesOn Science Marched On]].

They're also well known for a tale that a dinner party was actually held in an in-progress model of the Iguanodon.[[note]]though this isn't true, as historical records state it was held at a table near it and only a few went inside.[[/note]].

* PteroSoarer: The Pterosaurs (which have been removed due to repeated vandalism) didn't have pycnofibres for one. That said, they actually were a bit more accurate in that they actually did resemble the actual thing even as [[ScienceMarchesOn Science Marched On]].

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures located within Crystal Palace Park in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, England. It depicts various prehistoric life as was known in Victorian times, first opened in 1854 for an exhibition. The scultures were all done by artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, with technical input from palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen.

* AmphibianAtLarge: The ''Labyrinthodon'' (or more properly ''Mastodonsaurus'') are depicted as giant frogs. While it was indeed an amphibian, specifically what's called a Temnospondyl, it wasn't actually a frog in question, resembling more a large salamander or a widened crocodile without scales.
* TheArtifact: Originally there were water systems that would make water levels rise and fall and reveal the marine reptiles, particularly the mosasaur to weasel around how it wasn't well understood at the time. This no longer happens, but they're still positioned in a way.
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: They date back to the 1850s, so of course they're going to have this. There's a reason the lizard-like Iguanodon with horns have become a go-to example of ScienceMarchesOn. Palaeontologist Mark Witton [[https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html has an]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html entire series on the]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs_30.html specific details]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html for each]] creature on his own blog, but specifics and egregious examples are listed here:
** The most obvious one is that all dinosars are depicted as big four-legged lizards. Only ''Hylaeosaurus'' even remotely resembles them.
** ''Dicynodon'' are depicted as shelled turtle-like creatures due to only being known from skull fragments at the time. They were more akin to pigs in in build and nature.

* MammothsMeanIceAge: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Or at least would have]]: a mammoth and mastodon model were planned for the cenozoic section of the park, but it didn't happen.
* PteroSoarer: The Pterosaurs (which have been removed due to repeated vandalism) didn't have pycnofibres for one. That said, they actually were a bit more accurate in that hey actually did resemble the actual thing even as Science Marched On.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursOrnithischianDinosaurs Hylaeosaurus]]'', ''Teleosaurus'', ''Mastodonsaurus'' (under the name ''Labyrinthodon''), ''Palaeotherium'', and ''Anoplotherium''.

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures located within Crystal Palace Park in London, England. It depicts various prehistoric life as was known in Victorian times, first opened in 1854 for an exhibition. The scultures were all done by artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, with technical input from palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: They're nearly 170 years old, so of course they're going to have this. There's a reason the lizard-like Iguanodon with horns have become a go-to example of ScienceMarchesOn. Palaeontologist Mark Witton [[https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html has an]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html entire series on the]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs_30.html specific details]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html for each]] creature on his own blog, but specifics and egregious examples are listed here:

* PteroSoarer: The Pterosaurs (which have been removed due to vandalism) didn't have pycnofibres for one. That said, they actually were a bit more accurate in that hey actually did resemble the actual thing even as Science Marched On.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: They're nearly 170 years old, so of course they're going to have this. There's a reason the lizard-like Iguanodon with horns have become a go-to example of ScienceMarchesOn. Palaeontologist Mark Witton [[https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html has an]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html entire series on the]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs_30.html specific details]] for each creature on his own blog, but for specifics and egrigious examples:
** The most obvious one is that all dinosars are depicted as big lizards. Only ''Hylaeosaurus'' even remotely resembles them.

** Megatherium has a trunk, whichg it did not actually have.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursOrnithischianDinosaurs Hylaeosaurus]]'', ''Teleosaurus'', and ''Laberytnthodon''.

* TheArtifact: Originally there were water systems that would make water levels rise and fall and reveal the marine reptiles. This no longer happens, but they're still positioned in a way.
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: They're nearly 170 years old, so of course they're going to have this. There's a reason the lizard-like Iguanodon with horns have become a go-to example of ScienceMarchesOn. Palaeobtologist Mark Witton [[https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html has an]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html entire series on the]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs_30.html specific details]] for each creature on his own blog, but for specifics and egrigious examples:

* {{Irony}}: The creature that most resembles an iguana out of the creatures isn't ''Iguanodon'', but ''Hylaeosaurus'', compkete with back spines.

* The Artifact: Originally there were water systems that would make water levels rise and fall and reveal the marine reptiles. This no longer happens, but they're still positioned in a way.

** ''Dicynodon'' are depicted as shelled turtle-like creatures. They were more to pigs in in build and nature.

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures locate within Crystal Palace Park in London, England. It depicts various prehistoric life as was known in Victorian times, first opened in 1854 for an exhibition. The scultures were all done by artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, with technical input from palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: They're nearly 170 years old, so of course they're going to have this. There's a reason the lizard-like Iguanodon with horns have become a go-to example of ScienceMarchesOn. Palaeobtologist Mark Witton [[https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html has an]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html entire series on the]] [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-science-of-crystal-palace-dinosaurs_30.html specific details]] for each creature on his own blog, but for specifics:

* {{Irony}}: The creature that most resembles an iguana isn't ''Iguanodon'', but ''Hylaeosaurus'', compkete with baxk spines.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''Hylaeosaurus'', ''Teleosaurus'', and ''Laberytnthodon''.

** The most obvious one is that all dinosars are depicted as big lizards. Only ''Hylaeosaurus''.