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Wednesday, 02 March 2016
biomodel: generic gorgonopsid
So I’m modeling a gorgonopsid for Christian Kammerer. A bunch of them, actually. And I’ve started with a biomechanical model. Not a skeleton. Skeletons are a lot of work, but there are more convincing arguments to come up with an abstracted model of the skeleton… we often do not have skeletons, or they have to
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Paleo Profile: Amidala’s Strange Horn
Fossil mammals don’t get the attention they deserve. If you’ve ever been to the sprawling fossil halls of one of the great eastern museums – the American Museum of Natural History, the Field, the Carnegie, the Peabody – you know what I mean. The skeletons of ancient camels, horses, cats, sloths, and their beastly kin13 Freaky finds at HMNS
Tentacles, bodies and skeletons, oh my! No matter how beautiful or how vital to the history of natural science and life on Earth, some things are just a little freaky. Check out this short list of our top 13 strange, … Continue readingHalloween How-to: Make a Spooky Skeleton Out of Recycled Milk Jugs!
Halloween requires skeletons. (And so does El Dia de los Muertos, for that matter…) If you’re on a budget but like to decorate, or you’re crazy about recycling, or you’re the crafty type who loves to add custom flair to … Continue readingHMNS is warming up for Spirits and Skeletons. Are you?
For thrills and chills and looks that kill, there’s no Halloween party bigger or better than Spirits and Skeletons at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Hundreds of costumed creatures pack the museum floors each year for drinks and dancing and … Continue readingDinosaur Tracking
When I think of dinosaurs, I think about bones. The skeletons that sunk their ancient talons into myBelemnitella mucronata cephalopod from France
Tarbosaurus Bataar
Introduction During the late Campanain to early Maastrichtian stage of the cretaceous,a fierce hunter appeared,Tarbosaurus bataar. Description Tarbosaurus was a very large Tyrannosaurid,at 10-12 meters long,3.9-5.7 tonnes and 3.5-5 meters tall.This Tyrannosaur was the second biggest Tyrannosaur,after Tyrannosaurus rex itself.This predator lived mainly in Mongolia although some skeletons were found in China. Pack Behaivor? A Russian expidition to Mongolia in'It's your turn now.' Dippy and the Blue Whale
Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A stromatoporoid from the Silurian of Estonia
Stromatoporoids are extinct sponges that formed thick, laminated skeletons of calcite. They can be very common in Silurian and Devonian carbonate units, sometimes forming extensive reefs. The stromatoporoid above is Densastroma pexisum (Yavorsky, 1929) collected from the Mustjala Member of the Jaani Formation (Silurian, Wenlock) exposed on Saaremaa Island, Estonia. It was part of RobIt’s Alive! Dr. Bakker Tells us how to make skeletons dance
Some museums buy fossil-kits, all the bones drilled and filled with pipe fittings so that they click together to make the whole skeletal assembly. It’s quick. But if you have an anatomically sophisticated eye, and you scrutinize the kits, you’ll … Continue reading14 Ways to Look Awesome for Halloween at Spirits & Skeletons Friday 10/31
Having trouble deciding on your costume for Spirits & Skeletons? I got you, bro. Houston’s favorite Halloween party — the one and only Spirits & Skeletons — is back at HMNS! With the entire museum open you can shake your stuff … Continue readingGeology of the National Parks in Pictures - Dinosaur National Monument
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Bone From the Outside In
Our skeletons are made of bone. This is a fact so simple as to seem mundane. It’s easyBenefits of the Black Death?
“The medieval Black Death led to better health for future generations, according to an analysis of skeletons in London cemeteries.” Quote from the BBCAnzū is Here
In 1998 and 1999 two skeletons were collected from the badlands of the Great Plains of South Dakota, USA. Barely 80m apart, they would go on to be one of the most intriguing and strong denizens of the Hell Creek … Continue readingBranching Beaks
What a strange animal, I think, is the Rhamphorhynchus muensteri. The Solnhofen seems to refer to a lagoon, a sheltered cove of sorts, with a slow-moving, oxygen-deprived bottom that becomes excellent for preserving the skeletons of animals that die in … Continue readingPleurodictyum americanum coral from the Wanakah Shale
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble… Bones of Giants
“O, it is excellentTo have a giant’s strenght, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.” “Measure for Measure” Act 2, Scene 2 3. – Bones of Giants Until the 17th century the discovery of skeletons of giants was a quite common event. In January 1546 and then in the years 1564, 1580The Sea Urchin Skeleton as Art! Natural and Enhanced!
There is a natural and wonderful symmetry to many natural objects and echinoderms have always had a certain appeal to folks with artistic natures. Their skeletons are pentameral and often have no shortage of patterns and visually interesting processes. Go here to seem my SEM odyssey of the urchin test! Sea urchins are no exception to this-and everyone I know who has ever found an intactTop concepts:
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