Vernal Utah-1978: Pteranodon Model Mounted in a Tree Seen From Directly Below

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationVernal, Utah, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · Vernal, Utah, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

prehistoric life
museum display
roadside attraction
family vacation
natural history education
sculpture
summer travel

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · low angle looking up
Setting: outdoor · Outdoor museum dinosaur garden with mature broad-leaved trees
Time and weather: day · summer · clear
Lighting: Bright daylight filtered through tree canopy, backlit sky
People: 0 · No people visible.
Landmarks: Utah Field House Dinosaur Garden
Objects: Pteranodon model · tree trunk · branches · leaves
Colors: tan · olive green · sky blue · slate grey · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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From below, the Pteranodon appears with its wings spread among the branches.
The handheld camera drifts slightly left to reframe the figure.
The view settles on the crested head, pale body and tan wings against the sky.
The low-angle framing holds steady to the end of the shot.

Pteranodon Model Mounted in a Tree Seen From Directly Below — Clip Details

Vernal, Utah, circa 1978 home movie footage shows a life-size Pteranodon model mounted among the branches of a leafy tree, likely in the outdoor Dinosaur Garden of the Utah Field House of Natural History. The camera looks up from beneath, so the long pointed crest and beak, pale belly and outstretched tan wings stand against blue sky and dark foliage. A short handheld reframe to the left settles into a steady low-angle view for the rest of the single silent shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002248

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1978 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Vernal, Utah, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for circa-1970s footage of dinosaur parks, museum gardens or prehistoric animal replicas, as a cutaway in travel, science or nostalgia productions.
Period detail: No dated objects appear; the warm, grainy Super 8 colour may show late-1970s reversal stock, and the sculpted figure reflects an older style of pterosaur reconstruction.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor tilts the camera straight up under the tree to catch the flying reptile overhead, the unplanned angle of a tourist delighted by the display.
What appears in frame: A crested Pteranodon with a long beak, its pale belly and tan outstretched wings, a thick tree trunk behind it, leafy branches, and patches of blue sky.
Film character: Handheld Super 8 with fine grain, warm ochre and olive tones, soft focus on the head and bright sky edges, typical of projected amateur colour reversal film.
Edit role: Works as a quirky insert or cutaway within a dinosaur-garden sequence, or as a memory beat in a vacation montage.
Historical context: The checked facts say Utah bought Elbert Porter's dinosaur replicas in 1977 for the Vernal Field House garden, part of the region's push to present itself as dinosaur country to visitors.
Research note: No people appear; the sculpture may carry its maker's copyright separately from the film, and site or museum permissions should be considered apart from the footage rights.
Research search match: Super 8 pteranodon model, 1970s dinosaur garden Utah, vintage roadside dinosaur statue, home movie museum dinosaur replica, flying reptile sculpture from below.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's museum name sign, triceratops, stegosaurus, sauropod and woolly mammoth clips, then with the Flaming Gorge canyon shots from the same trip, then with other dinosaur park footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Life-size Pteranodon replica in a tree at the Vernal, Utah dinosaur garden, filmed from below, circa 1978 — Looking up at a flying-reptile replica perched in the branches, circa 1978.
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Handheld Super 8 view of a crested Pteranodon sculpture among branches in Vernal, Utah, circa 1978 — The camera drifts left as the visitor reframes the sculpture overhead.
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Low-angle shot of a Pteranodon figure's pale belly and long beak in the Utah Field House garden, circa 1978 — The low-angle view settles on the replica's head, body and wings.
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Steady upward view of a winged prehistoric reptile replica in a tree canopy, Vernal, Utah dinosaur garden, circa 1978 — Holding steady beneath the Pteranodon at the end of the shot.
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