File:Deinosuchus scutes by Hatcher.png

Summary
These are drawings of osteoderms (scutes) from Deinosuchus, a massive Cretaceous crocodilian. The osteoderms differ significantly from those of modern species; they are much thicker, and covered in deep and wide pits. The left and upper-right drawings illustrates the dorsal (overhead) view, while the lower-right drawing illustrates the posterior (side) view.

Date:1909

Source: "Deinosuchus hatcheri, a new genus and species of crocodile from the Judith River beds of Montana". Annals of the Carnegie Museum, vol. 6 WikiSource

Author:William Jacob Holland (1848–1932)