Some Recent Reconstruction Attempts1. Sculptures
The 1:2 Braunschweig model shows a rather slim animal.
Photo H. Rothauscher
The forelegs are too long and flipper-like
*)"the
arms are something like claws", Steller, de bestiis ...
... same as in the 1:50 Milan Model created by Valter Fogato (shown here in a more horizontal position), the tail segment is probably too voluminous and dolphin-like
*)"The tail grows perceptibly thinner
toward the fin.", Steller, de bestiis.
Larger photo on
Valter Vogato's Page.
Papier-mâché sculpture in the
Oceanarium Vladivostok, created 1996 by K. Kuzmin and S. Zaitsev, photo by Evgeniy Novomodniy.
52" Sculpture "Stella II and Antha" by
William Monteleone, 1997
1:1 Model in Dresden, created 1999 by Dieter Luksch, Munich
Photo H. Rothauscher