Nile Crocodile Skull

3D Model

Cranium and lower jaw of a Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, (specimen UF herp 54812) from the Herpetology collections at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Cranium is 35.83cm long from tip of snout to the posterior end of occipital condyle.

Scanned using an Artec Space Spider structured light scanner, at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s 3D lab. Scanning and modelling funded by the oVert TCN project at the University of Florida (NSF DBI-1701714) https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki.

Model available on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/concern/biological_specimens/000351534