Category Archives: Tyrannosaurus

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

Tristan the T. rex is here!

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

And here he finally is: Tristan the Tyrannosaurus rex! As of a few seconds ago the press embargo has ended, and I can finally show you all what a wonderful specimen I was press-ganged into living for allowed to work … Continue reading →

Posted in digiS, Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosauria, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 17 Comments

Tristan 3D printing

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

So, you’ve all been faithfully following this place in the hope of catching an early glimpse of the greatest T. rex to ever grace a European museum? A preview that shows a tiny bit of the majestic bones? Or maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, MfN Berlin, photogrammetry, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 5 Comments

3D digitizing black, shiny bones

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

I know you all wait for news on Tristan, the Tyrannosaurus rex that will soon grace the exhibition spaces of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. I know, and I understand, and I feel with you. Really, I do. But…. see … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Conferences, Digitizing, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, Kentrosaurus, MfN Berlin, Ornithischa, Stegosauria, SVP 2014, Theropoda, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 15 Comments

Going to Tristan the T. rex’s dig site

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

I guess it was kinda hard to miss that the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin is getting a real Tyrannosaurus rex. I’ll have much to say about the beast here on dinosaurpalaeo over the course of the next few years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aves, Botany, Dinosauria, historical buildings etc., insects, landscapes, Mammal pic, Maniraptora, non-palaeo, photography, Theropoda, Travels, Tristan, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 7 Comments

Photogrammetry tutorial 9: Quick and dirty!

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

Over the course of previous tutorials and in my paper with Oliver Wings I’ve given quite a bit of advice on how to photogrammetrize objects properly. Today, I’ll address the other end of the spectrum: how to approach photogrammetry unprepared … Continue reading →

Posted in AMNH, Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosauria, How to, photogrammetry, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 6 Comments

AMNH Feb 2015

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Heinrich Mallison

A short while ago I paid a rather unexpected and sudden visit to the AMNH in New York. American Museum of Natural History – that name stands for one of the greatest museums in the world, and it has much … Continue reading →

Posted in AMNH, Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Khaan, Maniraptora, Oviraptorosauridae, photogrammetry, photography, Theropoda, Travels, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 12 Comments

Theropod Thursday 17: 3D blast from the past

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

I’ve spent a lot of time at the AMNH, considering the fact that I have resided in Europe all my life. Discounting a visit when I was ten years old, it’s been four visits totaling roughly five weeks, I guess, … Continue reading →

Posted in AMNH, Digitizing, Dinosauria, Diplodocus, Maniraptora, Oviraptorosauridae, photogrammetry, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 2 Comments

Theropod Thursday 15: theropods of the NHM London

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

We’ve had this one before, but it is so cool that I’ll start this post with it: Allosaurus peeking around the pillars in the NHM Dinosaur Hall.

Posted in Allosauridae, Allosaurus, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Maniraptora, NHM London, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 5 Comments

Panorama stitching – automated or manual?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

There’s a very nice guy named Steve Cohen volunteering at the AMNH as a fossil explainer. Steve stumbled across this blog and offered to take some pictures of AMNH stuff for me. Obviously, I said ‘no thanks’…. . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in AMNH, Dinopics, Dinosauria, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 2 Comments

RBINS photogrammetry: Stan

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

I’ve been playing around with photogrammetry a lot, lately, and use the opportunity in Brussels to take a ton of pictures of the many mounts. Of the cast of Stan the Tyrannosaurus rex I took some 350 photos! Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D modeling, Digitizing, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, RBINS, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 13 Comments

Brussels

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Currently, I am in Brussels. Yeah, in Belgium. Eric Snively and I are taking a nice trip to a bunch of great places, and Brussels is our first stop. We arrived yesterday in a nice little rental car, an Audi … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosauria, Iguanodontia, Ornithischa, Ornithopoda, RBINS, Theropoda, Travels, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 3 Comments

Big Mike

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

“Big Mike” is a tyrannosaur. Not just any tyrannosaur – Big Mike is a Tyrannosaurus rex specimen, number MOR 555. To be precise, “Big Mike” is the name given to the bronze casts of the specimen, which itself went by … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinopics, Dinosaur models, Dinosauria, MOR, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | Leave a comment

More “press” for my talk

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

It’s been a while now that I gave my SVP talk and posted about it (part 1, part 2, part 3). And that means that the (excellent) Nature News article has seeped down into the abysses of the Internet. The … Continue reading →

Posted in AMNH, Blogs, Dinosauria, SVP 2011, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 10 Comments

Illiteracy, bad faith or gobbledygook? Chinese whispers of my talk

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

There is a wonderful table floating around the Internet that translates key words used by scientists, but also gives the terms usually erroneously understood by the public. I don’t remember where I got it from, I have to admit. it … Continue reading →

Posted in CMNH, Dinosauria, Open Access, Science communication, SVP 2011, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus | 9 Comments