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Prehistoric Origami

By John Montroll

Published: 1989 by Dover Publications
Pages: 120
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0486265889

Skill Level :	From high-intermediate to complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From square - no cuts)?	Yes

Overall Impression

Dinosaurs, for some reason, are a very popular subject in origami.
This is one of the best origami books in the subject, where the models are not too simple, looking, and yet are not too complex to fold.
With each model, comes its correct pronunciation, and details about the animal.

The Models

Model	Notes	Photo (Click for a larger image)
Mountain & volcano		Folded by Ayepapa
Cracked dinosaur egg		Folded by Ayepapa
Tree - prehistoric		Folded by Ayepapa
Parasaurolophus		Folded by Ayepapa
Struhiomimus		Folded by Ayepapa
Kuehneosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Archaeopteryx		Folded by Ayepapa
Pterodactylus	Also published in Origami: El Mundo Nuevo	Folded by Ayepapa
Quetzalcoatlus	Also published in Origami: El Mundo Nuevo	Folded by Ayepapa
Rhamphorynchus		Folded by Ayepapa
Pteranodon		Folded by Ayepapa
Elasmosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Tanystropheus	Also published in Origami: El Mundo Nuevo	Folded by Ayepapa
Apatosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Brachiosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Dimetrodon		Folded by Ayepapa
Spinosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Tyrannosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Hadrosaurus		Folded by Ayepapa
Iguanodon	Also published in Origami USA 1988 convention book	Folded by Ayepapa
Protoceratops		Folded by Ayepapa
Triceratops	Also published in Origami USA 1988 convention book	Folded by Ayepapa
Stegosaurus	Also published in Origami for the Connoisseur and in Quarterly ORU folding diagrams #2