Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. You can access it below; here’s my thoughts on it. Click here to see the complete report. Overall, I enjoyed blogging a lot, but I must admit … Continue reading →

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Action days in the zoo

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Did I recently say that zoo animals tend to be more active in fall (and winter)? Did I? Man was I right! 🙂 add to that the activity that’s always there to see – it is just hard to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Mammal pic, Mammalia, Maniraptora, Theropoda, Zoos | 2 Comments

My early Xmas present to myself

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Today, I got myself this, courtesy of the 3D Lab (German homepage only, sorry) of the Department of Mathematics of Technical University Berlin. click for larger size

Posted in "Prosauropoda", 3D modeling, Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, Plateosaurus, Sauropodomorpha, Tübingen | 7 Comments

Theropod Thursday 38: more impressive beaks

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

I promised two sets of impressive beaks; here’s the second: A Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) – the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde’s collection of huge predatory birds is quite impressive! Aside from a bunch of Eagle owls, there’s some eagles – and seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Maniraptora, Theropoda, Zoos | 3 Comments

I love my new camera and lens!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Sunday I took my two older kids and a friend of theirs to the zoo – you gotta keep your kids moving so they tire themselves out. And for that a zoo visit is perfect. Additionally, it gave me an … Continue reading →

Posted in Mammal pic, Mammalia, Zoos | 5 Comments

Paleontology of SW Germany 3.1.3: even more Lias

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

and we will stay stuck in the Lias ε for a loooooong time! Simply because it is so choke-full of wonderful fossils, and because I have tons of photos of them. The last post ended in the urweltmuseum fischer, so … Continue reading →

Posted in "fish", Holzmaden, lower vertebrates, Travels | 5 Comments

Back home from Teruel

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

…and it was great fun! My flight there was horrible, the trip back somewhat better, but the stay was awesome 🙂 I got to visit one of the satellite museums of Dinopolis, and found an hour yesterday morning to walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosauria, EAVP 2012, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Travels | 1 Comment

PaleonTurolog ’12 & El Plateosaurus virtual

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Yesterday I finally made it to Teruel again, 31 hours late thanks to the airline’s being totally surprise by white stuff falling from the sky in winter. I arrived at 11 pm, had  a wonderful dinner with Luis Alcalá and … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo 5

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

it is hard to spot, and hopefully harder to identify, but there is an animal in this picture. And all the information you need to identify it, too. Good luck!

Posted in Mystery, WTF? | 5 Comments

Paleontology of SW Germany 3.1.2: more Lias

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Last post got us through the Lias α. I have nothing to say about the β and γ, as they are rarely exposed and thus I have no fossils to show from my own collection. Similarly the Lias δ is … Continue reading →

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Theropod Thursday 37: impressive beaks

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

The two zoos in Berlin have impressive numbers of species that are either rarely shown in zoos, or of which only one of several subspecies is usually kept. Takins are one example, cranes are another that I will have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Maniraptora, Theropoda, Zoos | 4 Comments

Palaeontology of SW Germany 3.1: Lias

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

“What the heck is a Lias?” Until 1973(!) the Jurassic of Germany was officially structured using Friedrich August von Quenstedt‘s scheme: Lias, Dogger, Malm. A reminiscence of the Trias of Friedrich August von Alberti. However, each section had to be … Continue reading →

Posted in SMNS, spineless stuff (invertebrates), Tübingen, Travels | 1 Comment

Mammal Monday 42: what are you takin about?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Not a typo in the title – this is about takins. A Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) – a Golden or Shaanxi takin, to be exact (B. taxicolor bedfordi). Takins are odd animals. To me, they look like a breeding experiment gone … Continue reading →

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