Paleonet: Digitizing Microfossils

Stergios Zarkogiannis sterjios at hotmail.com
Wed Oct 7 07:53:35 UTC 2020


Hi Mike,


I agree with Yukun about CT. I can't think of a better way than 
digitization. Except from the 3D models if the raw acquisition data is 
also archived then fossil information can be accessible to all levels of 
accuracy to everyone. If the scanning is performed with a scale (i.e. a 
calcite crystal for forams) then information of fossil's integrity 
becomes available too. I also found out that once segmentation has been 
performed it can be exported to 3D ascii files and can be archived 
together with the raw acquisition data to be recombined by the user, if 
needed. I send here a link and attachment to a recent paper where I show 
all these:


https://gigabytejournal.com/articles/5


Regards,


Stergios


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Stergios Zarkogiannis, PhD

Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment
Department of Historical Geology and Paleontology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece
Tel: (+30) 2107274221
Website: http://users.uoa.gr/~stergiosz/



On 7/10/2020 03:10, ykshi at nju.edu.cn wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> I've done the large foram scan by using MicroCT. Have to say CT is 
> better for foram with complicated internal structures. I've attached 
> my paper (about fossil foram scan and render) here and wish it could 
> help. Let me know if you need further information.
>
> Best wishes
> Yukun
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>     *From:* Howe, Michael P.A. <mailto:mhowe at bgs.ac.uk>
>     *Date:* 2020-10-06 00:18
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>     *CC:* Harris, Simon J. <mailto:simhar at bgs.ac.uk>
>     *Subject:* Paleonet: Digitizing Microfossils
>
>     Hi Everyone,
>
>     We are looking to extend GB3D, the UK type fossils database
>     (http://www.3d-fossils.ac.uk/
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>     ) into microfossils, and this will involve the 3d digitization of
>     mostly isolated forams, conodonts and ostracods. What equipment do
>     list-members suggest for working with these groups? -  we have
>     been considering the Alicona Infintefocus and Photogrammetry. Any
>     suggestions much appreciated. Is there any relevant literature?
>
>     Regards.
>
>     Mike
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