Category Archives: Tübingen

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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Holding hands with Plateosaurus

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Heinrich Mallison

Although I did not start my professional career in palaeontology as a dinosaur researcher, but (can you believe it?) as a palaeobotanist, the Upper Triassic basal sauropodomorph dinosaur Plateosaurus engelhardti from Central Europe has been accompanying me for a very … Continue reading →

Posted in "Prosauropoda", 3D modeling, anatomy, Biomechanics, classic CAD, Digitizing, Dinopics, Dinosauria, locomotion, Navel gazing, Open Access, papers, Plateosaurus, Sauropodomorpha, Tübingen | Leave a comment

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

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 →

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It’s time for more Plateosaurus!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

I can hardly believe that I have neglected to post Plateosaurus stuff for nearly three weeks by now! No, I am not mentally ill, but apparently close to 🙂 So, assuming you all have read all my papers on this … Continue reading →

Posted in "Prosauropoda", Dinosauria, Plateosaurus, Sauropodomorpha, Tübingen | 13 Comments