Rhoetosaurus Brownei Dinosaur 13m long

Why reconstruct the Rhoetosaurus brownei dinosaur?

In 1971, David Joffe (CEO of Natureworks) began his career in museum techniques as a 19-year-old cadet museum preparator at the Queensland Museum under Terry Tebble as the senior preparator. During his time at the museum, and after skinning over 500 dead rats for preparation as study skins for the curator of mammals and reptiles at the time, Jeanette Covacevich assigned him his first fun job. That job was moulding and casting the femur of Rhoetosaurus brownei, about 1.5 metres in length.

This was the early beginning of David’s interest in paleo-biological reconstruction which would evolve into this passion for reconstructing life-sized models of ancient Australian prehistoric animals. He did not imagine that 51 years later he would be reconstructing the first full-sized fibreglass fleshed-out model of the same animal. His next challenge is to sell one of these magnificent dinosaurs to fund his next dinosaur reconstruction.

Read about the bizarre career of Naturework’s David Joffe!

Rhoetosaurus dinosaur features

100 year anniversary – 2024

• Giant imposing adult Rhoetosaurus brownei dinosaur – an adult Sauropod, in standing pose
• One of Australia’s earliest dinosaur discoveries
• Evidence shows that they may have grown up to 15 metres in length and weighed around 9 tonnes
• Rhoetosaurus was considered ‘average’ in size and liked the lush, tropical climates of south-east Queensland
• Constructed of heavy-duty fibreglass with a highly detailed realistic paint finish
• Internal galvanised reinforced armature
• Long 13m x Wide  5.2m x High 14.3 – approx
• The sculpture is designed so it can be shipped in a 20ft container. 7 separate components are accessed via a belly hatch and bolted together internally. Components include head & neck, body section, tail section, and four legs

Rhoetosaurus brownei is an imposing sculpture for…

• Theme parks
• Shops & Business
• Zoos & Museums
• Nature and wildlife reserves
• Tourist attractions
• Mini-golf courses
• Dinosaur walks & parks (as a bold entry statement)