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Allow me to draw your attention to a new website. We just launched 3DMuseum.org, a website displaying 3D shapes of bones and shells, both fossil and recent. http://3dmuseum.org Whether you are a Mac, Windows, or Linux user, you should be able to play with 3D shapes as long as you have Java enabled (chances are you already have done so). We are hoping that this website will become useful teaching and PR resources for our field, as the collection grows. We provide three different 3D file formats, one of which is usable in PowerPoint presentations for your classes. Unfortunately, this format (*.3dc) cannot reproduce vertex colors that we use, so the objects are monotone. See the website for details. A preliminary version of the website, which worked only on PC with IE, was running over a years ago, but we had to pull it down because of licensing issue for the 3D technology used at the time. We have since modified it extensively for wider compatibility, easier access, and better visual effect (color). Please give us feedback by emailing: primate@3dmuseum.org I would like to thank everybody in my lab, especially Lars Schmitz (current editor) and Sanja Hinic, for their hard work toward getting the website rolling. The project is a part of an NSF grant, and the website is hosted by the Department of Geology, UC Davis. My apology for cross-posting, and thank you for your attention. Ryosuke -- Ryosuke Motani, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Geology University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 TEL: (530)754-6284 FAX: (530)752-0951 rmotani@ucdavis.edu http://www.geology.ucdavis.edu/~motani/
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