Mind-Blowing Origami Dinosaur Skeletons

This post was originally made back on April 7, 2016. Since then I’ve found a ton of other amazing dinosaur skeleton models. It’s not quite enough for a new post so I’ve gone back to this one and added in another bunch of incredible photos.

The original post is below with the new models mixed in so enjoy!

I’ve been wanting to make a post about origami dinosaur skeletons for a while because these models are absolutely amazing.

Almost all of these models except for one which I’ll mention later are folded from multiple sheets of paper but that doesn’t make them any less amazing.

We’ll start off with some Tyrannosaurus Rex models because you can’t make a post about dinosaurs without T-Rexs.

With this model Mariano Zavala B. took Issei Yoshino’s T-Rex design and modified it to make it look much more ferocious and awesome.

T-Rex Skeleton — Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/marianozavala-origami/19984473102/

T-Rex, Designed by Issei Yoshino, Modified and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.

Instructions not available

Mariano Zavala B. photoshopped his T-Rex skeleton into the Jurassic World logo which is pretty cute and an awesome idea.

Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/marianozavala-origami/27033080339/

Jurassic World, by Mariano Zavala B.

Here’s Issei Yoshino’s T-Rex again but this time it’s not modified and folded by Matthieu Georger. The original design uses 21 sheets of paper to fold the various parts of the skeleton and then lock them all together.

T-Rex, Designed by Issei Yoshino and folded by Matthieu Georger

Diagrams available in Origami Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Here’s an excellent photo of the original T-Rex model folded by Al3bbasi on a dark background so you can see the details well.

Original T-Rex Skeleton — Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/al3bbasi/4674602884/

T-Rex, Designed by Issei Yoshino and folded by Al3bbasi

Diagrams available in Origami Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex

Here’s the T-Rex model again folded by Gonzalo but modified slightly to have more teeth. I quite like how it looks with that newspaper or whatever paper is being used here.

T-Rex Skeleton Modified Slightly — Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79001419@N06/15716921098/

T-Rex, Designed by Issei Yoshino and folded by Gonzalo

Diagrams available in Origami Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex

I really like the contrast here between the blue paper and the yellow background. It really helps you see the details in the model.

Blue T-Rex Skeleton — Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/phillipcurl/14068053630/

T-Rex, Designed by Issei Yoshino and Folded by Phillip Curl

Diagrams available in Origami Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex

Here’s the T-Rex skeleton one more time. It’s always neat to see how different artists fold models like this slightly differently.

T-Rex, Designed by Issei Yoshino and Folded by Carla Godoy

Diagrams available in Origami Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex

Issei Yoshino also designed this amazing Triceratops skeleton! I really like that hook on the beak/mouth, whatever it’s called and the lines of teeth.

Triceratops Skeleton, Designed by Issei Yoshino and Folded by Hyun Seok Kang

Diagrams available in Issei Super Complex Origami

Next we have a photo of an excellent looking origami Stegosaurus taken at an origami exhibit.

Stegosaurus Skeleton at Convention — Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/122196622@N04/20107173703/

Retrace, Designed and Folded by Hayato Yoshitake

Instructions not available

This Stegosaurus design is somehow based on Fumiaki Kawahata’s Brachiosaurus design. I’m not quite sure how that works since both dinosaurs look very different. It’s folded using 52 squares of paper.

Stegosaurus Skeleton, Designed by Bill Bankwitz and Folded by rhplus

Instructions not available

Next we have a Brachiosaurus design by Fumiaki Kawahata which like the T-Rex design above takes on a different personality depending on who folded it.