Archelon skull

Description

Skull of the paratype for *Archelon ischyros*, a giant sea turtle that swam the waters covering North America during the Late Cretaceous. Collected by George R. Wieland during an expedition in South Dakota, USA in the mid 1890s. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate Paleontology Collection, Catalog No. [VP.001783](http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-VP-001783) Scanned by Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Digital Imaging Specialist Chelsea Alene Graham and Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Museum Assistant Christina Lutz using Artec Space Spider in 2017. Processed by Graham using Artec Studio Professional, MeshLab and Meshmixer. Geometry uploaded at 2M polygons.