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3D model of a Primitive Bird Fossil (NHMW-GEO-1997/0112/0001)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57756/bp7qm2
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Publication date: 29 Aug 2025
Publisher: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW)
Collections: Geology & Palaeontology
Instrument: Artec Space Spider
Resource type: Dataset
Specimen: NHMW-GEO-1997/0112/0001
License: CC BY-NC
CC BY-NC 4.0 International
Tags: 3d model 3dmodel 3d-modell 3dscan 3d-scan 3dscanning 3d-scanning Bird Fossil
Countries:
  • China
Chronology: Cretaceous
Taxa: Animalia
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Brodtmann N., Haider A., Winkler V. (2025). 3D model of a Primitive Bird Fossil (NHMW-GEO-1997/0112/0001). NHMW Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.57756/bp7qm2

Abstract

3D scan of a fossilized primitive bird, the extinct Confuciusornis sanctus dated 125 million years ago and found in the Liaoning province, China. The lagerstätte in China is an El Dorado for paleontologists and evolutionary biologists: more than 1000 specimens of Confuciusornis were found there. These findings provide valuable information on the evolution of birds. One of the characteristics of this species is that they had a total of three retaining claws on their fingers. The curved claw on the first finger was the biggest.

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NHMW-GEO-1997-0112-0001_Primitive_Bird_Fossil_lowres.mtl 3D Model (MTL) of a Primitive Bird Fossil 0 MB
NHMW-GEO-1997-0112-0001_Primitive_Bird_Fossil_lowres.obj 3D Model (OBJ) of a Primitive Bird Fossil 13.03 MB
NHMW-GEO-1997-0112-0001_Primitive_Bird_Fossil_lowres.png 3D Model (OBJ) of a Primitive Bird Fossil 5.16 MB

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Primitive Bird Fossil (NHMW-GEO-1997/0112/0001)

Primitive Bird Fossil (NHMW-GEO-1997/0112/0001) by Natural History Museum Vienna on Sketchfab