Our enterprise
Spinosaure is the online store of Eldonia , specialist in the preparation and sale of fossils and casts: T-Rex, Spinosaurus, Ouranosaurus, Triceratops, Ammonites, Trilobites, mammals, Arthropods... Since 2002, we work with museums, artists as well as with many collectors in order to offer quality pieces and carry out your projects. (Musée des Confluences de Lyon, Oceanographic Museum of Monaco) We also rent castings for exhibitions ( T-Rex, Triceratops …)
François Escuillié, paleontologist and director of Eldonia gives conferences and works with museums and universities in order to publish scientific articles on paleontology and evolution.
Our collaboration with some artists leads to the creation of works of art magnifying the treasures of the earth and the fossils.
For more information, we invite you to visit the website of Eldonia (Spinosaurus.com) you will find our achievements and an overview of our work.
Work by Fabrizion Lavagna, film by Joel Rejant
Gagner sa vie en vendant des dinosaures, VICE
Museums
Installation of 2 turtles at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
An Allopleurodon fossil turtle and a large Archelon fossil turtle replica. Our team installed them with the help of the Oceanographic Museum Team. Go admire them!
Eldonia works with French and foreign, public and private museums.
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Nantes Natural History Museum
Toulouse Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum of Lyon (see photo below: the mounting of the Camarasaurus specimen from Lyon. Photo credit Eldonia)
Natural History Museum of Marseille
Aix en Provence Natural History Museum
Dijon Natural History Museum
Paleospace Villers sur Mer
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
City of Dinard
Mineralogical Clubs
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But also with private clients, French or foreign.
camarasaurus from the museum of confluences
paleo art
Eldonia produced a work under the direction of the artist Philippe Pasqua, exhibited in 2018 at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
In the movie below, Joël Réjant, you can admire the Narcissus whale made by Eldonia.
Restoration references
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--In 2009, excavation and preparation of a block of ammonites from Drôme, for the Natural History Museum of Grenoble.
--In 2010, release, restoration and assembly of a Rhinoceros for the Natural History Museum of Toulouse.
--In 2011, clearance, restoration and assembly of an Oreodont for the Musée des Confluences in Lyon.
--In 2011, release, restoration and assembly of a Pterosaur for the Museum of Toulon.
--In 2011, release and restoration of a Cormorant for an exhibition at the Museum of Orleans.
-- In 2013, release of a marine reptile for the Natural History Museum of Marseille
-- In 2013 and 2014, restoration and mounting of a Camarasaurus and a Mosasaur for the Natural History Museum of Lyon. These specimens are now on display at the new Musée des Confluences in Lyon.
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Exhibitions
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Eldonia designed or participated at the following exhibitions
-- In 2009, Center commercial Paris Nantes
-- In 2012, Parc Paléopolis de Gannat: preliminary exhibition
-- In 2014, City of Dinard: "Mimosa season" exhibition
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Items
Below are some of the scientific articles to which François Escuillié has collaborated.
Halskaraptor Escuilliei
Phosphatherium escuilliei
Eosinopteryx ​
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Publications on lebanon fossils
The Cenomanian: stage of bipedal serpents
dragonflies
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Publications on Buxiere-les-Mines
Buxiere-les-Mines
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Publications on paleontology in the Allier
The Oligocene-Miocene boundary in Limagne: faunal changes in mammals, birds and ostracods from the different levels of Billy-Créchy (Allier, France)
Caddisfly pupae from the miocene industrial limestone of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, France
Our team :
Direction :
Francis Escuillié
Director, paleontologist
Administration:
Isabelle Escuillie
Marine Matringhem
Lab:
Roland Lafont
Christophe Lafont
Cedric Coutarel
Denis Messant
Alexandre Henriot
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