Showing posts with label skulls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skulls. Show all posts
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Lizard Skulls! (the update)
In a previous post, I noted a really nifty collection of digital lizard skulls available thanks to the efforts of Nick Gardner, writer of "why I hate theropods" and a student in the Casey Holliday lab. Well, it turns out that I jumped the gun just a little bit (thanks for nothing, Facebook!). . .the complete director's cut of the page is now available, and is highlighted in a posting here. Congratulations on a really great resource!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Lizard Skulls!
Casey Holliday, a paleontologist and functional morphologist out at Marshall University, and Nick Gardner, an undergraduate at Marshall and owner of "why I hate theropods" (possibly my favorite title for a paleontology blog ever), have started posting a collection of virtual skulls.
These guys did a whole bunch of reconstructions of lizard skulls from CT scan data, and the recons are downloadable as 3D PDFs or VRML files. Check it out - it's a great way to get an appreciation for the diversity of cranial form in this group! And, look for more to come in the future.
Marshall University also has a nice article on the project.
Note: Keep an eye on Nick's blog in the coming days for more on the project.
These guys did a whole bunch of reconstructions of lizard skulls from CT scan data, and the recons are downloadable as 3D PDFs or VRML files. Check it out - it's a great way to get an appreciation for the diversity of cranial form in this group! And, look for more to come in the future.
Marshall University also has a nice article on the project.
Note: Keep an eye on Nick's blog in the coming days for more on the project.
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