Blender as a tool for palaeoichnological research: Case study from Lark Quarry

IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q2 PALEONTOLOGY
Anthony Romilio
{"title":"Blender as a tool for palaeoichnological research: Case study from Lark Quarry","authors":"Anthony Romilio","doi":"10.1016/j.geobios.2024.11.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The digitisation of tracks, tracksites, and trackmakers has become of increasing interest for modern dinosaur ichnologists, offering research methods for the objective acquisition and documentation of track surface topologies but can also significantly enhance scientific communication to broader communities by facilitating the visualisation of 2D and 3D tracksite and trackmaker data. This paper explores the expanded use of digital techniques for the study of palaeontological sites, specifically using Blender – a versatile open-source 3D software – on the dinosaur tracksites within the Lark Quarry Conservation Park. Blender is primarily a visualisation tool that enables, but is not limited to, the creation of detailed 3D models and animations. While this study highlights some of these functionalities, it notably demonstrates how Blender’s customisable Python scripting can be leveraged to automate the analysis of trackway parameters and biomechanical data. Moreover, this study introduces Blender add-ons directly relevant to ichnological studies with intuitive, user-friendly interfaces, enabling palaeontologists to effectively utilise advanced digital tools within their research. These innovations broaden the accessibility of advanced digital methods to the palaeontological community and pave the way for more efficient analysis of fossil trackways.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55116,"journal":{"name":"Geobios","volume":"88 ","pages":"Pages 219-226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geobios","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001669952400113X","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PALEONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

The digitisation of tracks, tracksites, and trackmakers has become of increasing interest for modern dinosaur ichnologists, offering research methods for the objective acquisition and documentation of track surface topologies but can also significantly enhance scientific communication to broader communities by facilitating the visualisation of 2D and 3D tracksite and trackmaker data. This paper explores the expanded use of digital techniques for the study of palaeontological sites, specifically using Blender – a versatile open-source 3D software – on the dinosaur tracksites within the Lark Quarry Conservation Park. Blender is primarily a visualisation tool that enables, but is not limited to, the creation of detailed 3D models and animations. While this study highlights some of these functionalities, it notably demonstrates how Blender’s customisable Python scripting can be leveraged to automate the analysis of trackway parameters and biomechanical data. Moreover, this study introduces Blender add-ons directly relevant to ichnological studies with intuitive, user-friendly interfaces, enabling palaeontologists to effectively utilise advanced digital tools within their research. These innovations broaden the accessibility of advanced digital methods to the palaeontological community and pave the way for more efficient analysis of fossil trackways.
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
Geobios
Geobios 地学-古生物学
CiteScore
3.30
自引率
6.20%
发文量
28
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Geobios publishes bimonthly in English original peer-reviewed articles of international interest in any area of paleontology, paleobiology, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, (bio)stratigraphy and biogeochemistry. All taxonomic groups are treated, including microfossils, invertebrates, plants, vertebrates and ichnofossils. Geobios welcomes descriptive papers based on original material (e.g. large Systematic Paleontology works), as well as more analytically and/or methodologically oriented papers, provided they offer strong and significant biochronological/biostratigraphical, paleobiogeographical, paleobiological and/or phylogenetic new insights and perspectices. A high priority level is given to synchronic and/or diachronic studies based on multi- or inter-disciplinary approaches mixing various fields of Earth and Life Sciences. Works based on extant data are also considered, provided they offer significant insights into geological-time studies.
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信