3D surface scan of the type specimen of Molassitherium delemontense Becker and Antoine, 2013: use of a 3D model for research and conservation issues

Olivier Maridet , Gaëtan Rauber, Martine Rochat, Renaud Roch, Jérémy Tissier , Jérémy Anquetin and Damien Becker

This contribution provides for the first time the 3D model of the type specimen of Molassitherium delemontense (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) described in the following publication: Becker et al. (2013), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Vol. 11, Issue 8, 947–972, https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2012.699007. Conservation issues of the specimen and solutions using 3D model and 3D prints are detailed. 

Molassitherium delemontense MJSN POI007–245 View specimen

M3#384 Skull of Molassitherium delemontense Becker and Antoine, 2013 (in Becker et al. 2013): holotype Type: "3D_surfaces" doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.384   state:published

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