Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop
The Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop will expose participants to the proper techniques of imaging and digitizing their private collection to create research-grade photos with simple tools and cameras (like an iphone!). Our aim is for our participants to leave the workshop with the tools and techniques that are of professional grade, but are open-source.
link to google folder with workshop talks and resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KsNx03RIFVn8k74IJ0dt223BET-_5lxu?usp=sharing
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5 days, 13 hours agoCorinne posted a new specimen in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop from the myFOSSIL app
Corinne has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
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too bad the app is cropping this
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Hi, @corinne-daycross – Really nice Elrathia specimen. Would you want to update the classification online? Using the Taxon Wizard on the Classification tab you should be able to search Elrathia and it will populate the higher order classification for you!
We can also update the geochronology to at least be Cambrian since this critter is pretty restricted in terms of time.
When I search for Antelope Springs Formation, I get information about a Late Triassic unit: https://macrostrat.org/sift/#/strat_name_concept/4575Are you sure about the rock unit?
Let me know if you need any help! Talk to you soon, Jen
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1 week, 5 days agoCorinne posted a new specimen in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop from the myFOSSIL app
Corinne has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
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Hi, @corinne-daycross – I don’t know how specific we can get with the identification but we can minimally put in Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Brachiopoda
Here is a link to a geologic map of the area – you could try to narrow down the locality to get a better idea of the geologic context!
https://macrostrat.org/map/#/z=10.3/x=-108.4631/y=45.3411/bedrock/lines/Talk to you soon, Jen
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Is the formation the Madison Limestone? If so, I’ve collected in it before! Also here is a link with the distribution: https://macrostrat.org/sift/#/strat_name/3694
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2 weeks agoWilliam Biesele posted an update in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop
My workbench setup, the second photo shows the sandbag, drawer slides, and circular bearing used to locate the specimen. The cloth used is muslin. The result of this shot is https://www.myfossil.org/dwc-specimen/58310/
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2 weeks, 6 days agoNathan Newell posted an image in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop from the myFOSSIL appSo here’s my current fossil photo setup. The stuff I incorporated from the workshop include: 1)Velvet back drop: I got a necklace hanger because that’s the only flat velvet thing that Michael’s had, but it works pretty well. It shows all kinds of dust, though; I need to figure out how to clean it. 2) Secondary light source: In this case, I’m using a myFOSSIL card to reflect the light back so there aren’t any all-black areas on the fossil itself. 3) Clay: This stuff is really useful for propping up either the cards or the fossil to take pics at different angles. I use black Sculpey so it blends in with the velvet. The pics for my last few fossils in the eMuseum were taken with this setup. It’s pretty basic, but I think it gets the job done. The clay in particular is very useful because I don’t have to hold the fossil with my hands to get different views. How is everybody else’s setup coming?
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I agree with the velvet showing every speck of dust. The way we use it in our photo lab is just to have a good solid flat background with no reflection so that in the processing of the image, we have an easier time removing the background and placing it on a digital, black background. Perhaps a lint roller? Or a quick pass through the dryer?
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@jeanette-pirlo I tried a lint roller and it works for picking up the little bits of stuff, but it can’t pick up the dust for some reason. The dryer might work, but this is a necklace stand so I can’t throw it in. It might be easier to just remove any smudges digitally, like you all do.
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A lint roller works well on black velvet…at least under normal light. It won’t do much for the craziness you’ll see under UV.
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@jess-cost A lint roller hasn’t worked all that well for me, but I wonder if the smudges are really oil or something from my hands instead of dust particles.
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3 weeks agoWilliam Biesele posted an update in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop
One of the many pleasures of this class was the opportunity to see and photo other’s treasures. Thånks to Dave for sharing this specimen.
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3 weeks agoCorinne posted a new specimen in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop from the myFOSSIL app
Corinne has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
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Hard to say. Your leaf has some nice free ending veins that don’t usually preserve but it’s hard to tell from a small piece. I think maples have intersecondaries and lack this sort of FEV fabric. I’m leaning to Rosaceae but I really don’t know.
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3 weeks agoCorinne posted a new specimen in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop from the myFOSSIL app
Corinne has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
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Capsular fruit of some sort! It looks like it lacks sepals so we can rule out Ericaceae, Malvaceae and Theaceae. Could be something in Lythraceae, Rosaceae or Betulaceae. It could also be a flower. Not entirely sure if the structure in the middle is part of another valve, a columella or floral and the other valves may be sepals or petals.
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So, minimally @corinne-daycross can add in Kingdom Plantae, any further than that – @mackenzie-smith?
I searched the area on Macrostrat: https://macrostrat.org/map/#/z=9.4/x=-118.6018/y=48.5591/bedrock/lines/ looks pretty complicated, any guess in age?
Eon Phanerozoic > ? if you pin point further on the map, Corinne, you could maybe tell but it seems like there is a lot of faulting that brought up older material in the area.
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@jbauer @corinne-daycross Minimum would be angiosperm since it is a fruit. It is Eocene for sure since it is from the Stonerose site (I forget where in the Eocene though but it is Eocene).
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@mackenzie-smith – does angiosperm fit nicely into the Linnaean system or not so much?
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@jbauer Depends on who you talk to. Some people will put it as a phylum (or division since many botanists use that term to seperate themselves from zoologists). You may also see the word Magnoliophyta which is the exact same thing as angiosperms. Magnoliophyta technically follows nomenclature rules but angiosperm is a historic term that everyone knows the defenition for so there’s a debate on what gets used. I’m on team Angiosperm.
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3 weeks agoWilliam Biesele posted an update in the group Imaging and Digitization for Avocational Paleontologists Workshop
And treasures from the Museum’s collections….
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