Computed 3D visualisation of an extinct cephalopod using computer tomographs

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-74

  Lukeneder, Alexander ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

3D visualisation; Cephalopods; Computer tomography; Cretaceous; Palaeontology

Indexed keywords

3D GEOMETRICAL MODEL; 3D MODELS; 3D RECONSTRUCTION; AMMONOIDS; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CEPHALOPODS; COMBINED ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHS; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; HIGH QUALITY; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; NORTHERN ITALY; OBJECT BASED; PALAEONTOLOGICAL DATA; PALAEONTOLOGY; VIDEO CLIPS;

ANIMALS; ANIMATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTENT BASED RETRIEVAL; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CEPHALOPOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRETACEOUS; HETEROTROPHY; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

ALPS; DOLOMITES; EASTERN ALPS; ITALY;

AMMONOIDEA; ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; DISSIMILITES; HETEROMORPHA;

EID: 84862239082     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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