Modern Reconstruction Of Titanophoneus Potens

Object of research:
"In the world of ancient animals = Essays on the paleontology of vertebrates” Orlov, 1961
Titanophoneus potens Efremov, 1938
(=Doliosaurus yanschinovi Orlov, 1958)
species of Middle Permian synapsid from Isheevo, Russia

Definition of object
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Synapsida
Subclass † Therapsida
Infraclass † Eotherapsida
Order † Dinocephalia
Infraorder † Anteosauria
Superfamily † Anteosauroidea
Family † Anteosauridae
Genus † Titanophoneus Efremov, 1940
Species † Titanophoneus potens Efremov, 1940
Species † Titanophoneus adamanteus (Orlov, 1958)
Species † Titanophoneus rugosus (Trautschold, 1884)

Subject of research:
high-quality anatomical casting of skeleton of Titanophoneus potens Efremov, 1938, exhibited in the Museum of Permian antiquities.
Original skeleton is placed in the museum of Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Museum of Permian antiquities

Goal of the research:
Creating a museum object, which is scientifically accurate reconstruction of Titanophoneus potens based state-of-the-art research.
Artistic reconstruction of T. potens PIN No. 157/1 and PIN No. 157/3 by Bystrov (in Efremov, 1940)

Objectives
Analyze the literature data
Compare the data from various sources and check if the exhibit from the Museum of Permian Antiquities matches these data
Compose an integral view of Titanophoneus sp.
Create the 3D model
Create the interactive exhibit of titanophone adopting the concept of Smart Museum

Analyze the literature data
Description of the species by Ivan Efremov in the library of the PIN RAS

Biological and Physical factors in the dispersal of permo-carboniferous terrestrial vertebrates by Olson E.C. 1979
Analyze the literature data

Catalogue of Localities of Permian and Triassic Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Territories of the U.S.S.R.
E.C. Olson The Journal of Geology Vol. 65, No. 2 (Mar., 1957)
Analyze the literature data

Analyze the literature data

Сompare the data from various sources and check if the exhibit from the Museum of Permian Antiquities matches these data
Photo by Michael Late

In PIN RAS three skeletons were measured:
1. Lectotype of T. potens PIN RAS No. 157/1 skull and postcranial skeleton. Collected by Efremov in 1934,
4 cm
37 cm

In PIN RAS three skeletons were measured:
2. Titanophoneus adamanteus Ivakhnenko et al., 1997 from the location of Maly Uran
4 cm
39 cm

In PIN RAS three skeletons were measured:
3. Titanophoneus potens holotype PIN RAS No. 157/3
4 cm
56 cm

Compose an integral view of Titanophoneus sp.
It was possible to measure 4 skulls (including the recast from MPA), representing three different age stages, and make a series of photographs and sketches.
Measurements scheme of the recast of integral reconstruction T. potens skull located in the MPA.

Compose an integral view of Titanophoneus sp.
It was possible to measure 4 skulls (including the recast from MPA), representing three different age stages, and make a series of photographs and sketches.
Measurements scheme of the skull of lectotype of T. potens PIN No. 157/1.

Compose an integral view of Titanophoneus sp.
It was possible to measure 4 skulls (including the recast from MPA), representing three different age stages, and make a series of photographs and sketches.
Measurements scheme of the skull of holotype
T. adamanteus PIN No. 520/30

Compose an integral view of Titanophoneus sp.
It was possible to measure 4 skulls (including the recast from MPA), representing three different age stages, and make a series of photographs and sketches.
Measurements scheme of the skull of T. potens holotype PIN No. 157/3.

The most informative measurements:
Condylobasal length of the skull
Ratio of condylobasal length to eye orbit
Change the lengths of canines
Changing the shape of the nose and eye openings
Changing the shape of the temporal window
Comparison of muzzle proportions
(ratio of condylobasal length to eye orbit)

Using Blender v2.8 tools for making correct-sized 3d model

The architecture of titanophone cyber-physical exhibit