Category Archives: Berlin

Digitizing entire dinosaurs 1 (digiS 2016)

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Heinrich Mallison

Last year I received funding to digitize a lot of big bones of the Tendaguru collection from the Museum für Naturkunde’s Bone Cellar. This year, I was lucky to again secure funding from the digiS programme. This time, it’s for … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Berlin, Dicraeosaurus, digiS, Digitizing, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, Diplodocus, Elaphrosaurus, FUN!!!, Giraffatitan, Kentrosaurus, MfN Berlin, Ornithischa, photogrammetry, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Stegosauria, Tendaguru, Theropoda | 3 Comments

some more pictures of Tristan the T. rex

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

When Niels Nielsen, his brother and I sat down to plan the posture for Tristan we faced a few limitation. Obviously, the posture had to be biomechanically possible. We also wanted it plausible, i.e.: we wanted to show the animal … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, AMNH, Berlin, classic CAD, Digitizing, Dinosauria, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 4 Comments

My awesome digiS project: mass digitizing sauropod bones

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

Last year I applied for a grant from the Senatskanzlei Berlin for the 2015 digiS funding programme. digiS is a state-wide (i.e. Berlin-wide) programme intended to coordinate and support digitizing efforts.They have an about page on their website that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlin, Dicraeosaurus, digiS, Digitizing, Dinosauria, Giraffatitan, Kentrosaurus, Ornithischa, photogrammetry, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Stegosauria | 12 Comments

SVP2014 – the wind-up

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Heinrich Mallison

Today is Sunday, November 2, 2014, which means that the 74th Annual Meeting of the venerable Society of Vertebrate Paleontology will start in less than 72 hours. Hashtag #SVP2014, by the way. Depending on how you count the public lecture … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Berlin, Citipati, classic CAD, Conferences, Digitizing, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, Maniraptora, Oviraptorosauridae, photogrammetry, SVP 2014, Theropoda | 3 Comments

A digital dino bone

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Heinrich Mallison

This post is a re-blog, or more accurately the English translation re-blog (with minor alterations to adapt it to pre-existing content here on dinosaurpalaeo), of a post I wrote for the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin‘s blog Museumsdinge. The title roughly … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Berlin, Conferences, DigitalSpecimen 2014, Digitizing, Dinosauria, Kentrosaurus, MfN Berlin, Ornithischa, photogrammetry, Stegosauria, SVP 2014 | 3 Comments

Theropod-Thursday 46: garden variety beasts

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Heinrich Mallison

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. Lately, I’ve been trying to do a photographic inventory of all sorts of garden-variety bird. Our garden, that is. And suddenly sheer dumb luck handed me prime photo opportunities. A Siskinvasion! Ever since a squirrel tilted … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Berlin, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Maniraptora, Theropoda | 2 Comments

surprise dino-art

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Heinrich Mallison

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. Sometimes, you find dinosaurs in places you’d never expect them. Recently, I went for a walk with our youngest in his stroller, and hit upon this: sorry it’s only a cellphone photo. But this is a … Continue reading →

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Mammal Monday 36: lazing on a sunny afternoon again

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Yesterday, our fox was back. At 1.30 p.m., inspecting our garden and…..

Posted in Berlin, Mammal pic, Mammalia | 3 Comments

stepping into the breach

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

SV-POW! has been pretty devoid of SV lately (sauropod vertebrae). They did have a few in the latest Sauroposeidon post, and a few caudals further down the page – but overall Matt, Mike and Darren are slackers! Time to step … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlin, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Giraffatitan, MfN Berlin, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha | 5 Comments

Mammal Monday 30: more Berlin wildlife

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

pre-scheduled post, written 31/07/2012. I am on my way home from Salt lake City. This time, it’s not “our” fox. It’s a young fox I saw this morning. He was inspecting a construction site when I drove by. Luckily, I … Continue reading →

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An ode to TXL

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Tomorrow in a week I will leave Berlin for Teruel in Spain, to attend the 2012 10th Annual meeting of the EAVP (European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists). I’ll surely blog about the meeting later, for now I would like to … Continue reading →

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DigitalFossil 2012: update

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

A short update on the DigitalFossil 2012 Berlin conference. As of today, there are 43 participants who have either sent talk titles (40), or announced they will take part (3). Most of them are experienced researcher, and I am glad … Continue reading →

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Berlin Aquarium: more vintage palaeo art

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

I’ve shown you some of the palaeo art and the stained glass windows with marine animals of the Berlin Aquarium before. Here are the remaining palaeo art reliefs and tile mosaics, those that grace the front facing not the zoo, … Continue reading →

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Dinopic of the Day 18: Iguasnowdon, the Ornithischian Who Came in from the Cold

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

The Ornithischian Who Came in from the Cold: The Iguanodon model in front of the Berlin Aquarium – previously shown without snow here.

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DigitalFossil Berlin 2012 – Call for Abstracts

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

For all those who might have missed it: the Call for Abstracts for the meeting in Berlin that Daniela an I are organizing in fall. Spiced up for the visually dominated with a nice digital fossil pic. Dear colleagues, The … Continue reading →

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