Dinosaurs and the prehistoric era are absolutely fascinating to me. I wonder if there’s a way for a programmer to branch into that world.
A dinosaur with a remarkably preserved face
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Re: A dinosaur with a remarkably preserved face
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a) That's why they are a specialist. They are trained in the techniques to differentiate the fossil structure from the surrounding matrix (to the best of their ability). One of the biggest differences is texture; bone is very porous relative to most rock. Under a microscope that difference is much more apparent. You can also lick it because the porous texture of fossil sticks to your tongue more than the surrounding…
> That means going very slow, taking a lot of care, and not taking shortcuts to put sculpting into play. And licking it, it seems :)
How many licks to be licked to perfection ? :p
Re: A dinosaur with a remarkably preserved face
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Holy smokes this looks like it’s straight out of House of the Dragon.
That doesn’t sound like high praise! The quality of the CGI on that show leads me to deduce they were short-changed rather badly given the reported production costs.
Were they ? They do have quite a lot of "dragon footage"...
Re: A dinosaur with a remarkably preserved face
#64I remember seeing this in a Nat Geo article back in 2017. More pictures available here: http://www.natgeo.com/nodosaur
The National Geographic journalist left a few interesting comments on HN a few years back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14326913