Monthly Archives: April 2014

Adolf “Dolf” Seilacher, the Grand Old Man of trace fossil analysis, has died

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Heinrich Mallison

Last week, one of (or arguably the) greatest palaeoichnologist, Adolf Seilacher, died at the age of 89. I met him only rarely, and had little professional interaction with him, but that little makes me mourn his death more than I … Continue reading →

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Taylor & Franics misrepresents DFG guidelines on Open Access – an innocent error?

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Heinrich Mallison

Thursday, April 17, 2014, I received an email from Vicky Gardner of Taylor&Francis (tandf.co.uk) inviting me to participate in a survey regarding Open Access Mandates. Here’s the email’s text: Dear Heinrich Mallison, Tell us what you know for a chance … Continue reading →

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Photogrammetry tutorial 5: a little visual aid for you

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Heinrich Mallison

Here’s a little video I cooked up to show the turntable photography method I described in part 3 of this series. I do not wish to part with the dough to buy the video update for WordPress, so please find … Continue reading →

Posted in Digitizing, photogrammetry | 3 Comments