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It's been a while since I posted my collection. And many things have changed since then, Many new fossils as well as creations of my own.

Here's an overview of the fossils I have on display as of 2015
On the left shelf from the top. First there's Ice Age megafauna from the North Sea including Woolly Mammoth scapula and jaw as well as a Horse foot with a homemade stand. Below that is a complete neck of a Woolly Rhino, a Cave Lion and a giant snail. Next I have some recent material. Then there's my Jurassic material with some ammonites and a replica of the original Pterodactylus holotype. Below that are my Devonian Trilobites and at the bottom are Trilobites and Orthocones from the lower Ordovician of Kinnekulle, Sweden.

I haven't changed much on the left side in recent times so I haven't made any closeup photos. But if you guys want I can still make those.

Then there's the right side where I've added a lot of new things.

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As some of you may know I sometimes make sculptures of skulls from foam. So on the top shelf I have my pride and joy. A lifesize sculpture of a subadult Gorgosaurus libratus skull. Next to it I have a real Gorgosaurus tooth from Alberta and a replica of a T. rex tooth.

Under it I have my prettiest Kem Kem fossils. From the left: Spinosaurus tooth, Carcharodontosaurus tooth, Onchopristis tooth, Abelisaurid tooth and some dinosaur bones.

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Here I have on the left replicas of Mongolian dinosaurs, Velociraptor skull and killing claw, Oviraptor egg and baby Psittacosaurus skeleton. In the back is a real piece of petrified wood from China.

On the right I have other Canadian dinosaurs that go with my Gorgosaurus. A subadult Maiasaura skull replica and a sculpture of the baby Parasaurolophus "Joe" which I made.

Don't you just love baby dinosaurs?

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Here's a scan I made of the Maiasaura skull using Photogrammetry.

This shelf houses my my creepy critters from the Cretaceous cavernous depths. Mostly Mosasaur material with some Belemnites, Shark teeth and Zarafasaura.

In the back is the only replica on the shelf. A lower jaw of a Platecarpus ptychodon. Then there are three jaw pieces which I all prepped. On the left there is a Prognathodon dentary that I repaired from 8 pieces. In the middle there's a small piece of a rare Halisaurus walkeri dentary and on the right there is a piece of Prognathodon pterygoid jaw. I also have some Globidens, Mosasaurus beaugei and Prognathodon sp. teeth

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While not shown on the shelf. I have another nice Mosasaur jaw with several other fragments that belong with it. I've scanned it here and mirrored the pieces to create a rough shape with where they should be. Though the quadrate bone should technically be a lot farther back. And also a scan of one of my Zarafasaura oceanis teeth.

Also not in the cabinet since it's too long at almost a metre in length. My lifesize sculpture of a Bambiraptor skeleton. All completely homemade.

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And then there's the latest adition. For as a graduation present I got a Woolly Rhino skull replica!

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Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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Amazing collection, augmented by your skillfully rendered reconstructions/models.

Thanks for posting this.

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Very nice collection thanks for sharing. Your 3D Mosasaur reconstruction is awesome. I also do love those baby Dino's, just special. Do you ever have the opportunity to collect North Sea fossils?

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You have a very nice collection that is displayed beautifully! I am very impressed with your artistic ability. The Gorgosaurus skull and the Bambiraptor skeleton are extremely nice. Are you self taught or is this your profession?

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Here's a scan of the Gorgosaurus tooth.

On 01/11/2015 at 5:58 PM, Fossildude19 said:

Amazing collection, augmented by your skillfully rendered reconstructions/models.

Thanks for posting this.

Regards,

Thanks!

On 01/11/2015 at 6:09 PM, Troodon said:

Very nice collection thanks for sharing. Your 3D Mosasaur reconstruction is awesome. I also do love those baby Dino's, just special. Do you ever have the opportunity to collect North Sea fossils?

No I do not actually. I just buy them. But having the North Sea close has the benefit of being able to get many fossils cheap.

On 01/11/2015 at 6:21 PM, Dracorex_hogwartsia said:

You have a very nice collection that is displayed beautifully! I am very impressed with your artistic ability. The Gorgosaurus skull and the Bambiraptor skeleton are extremely nice. Are you self taught or is this your profession?

Thanks! It's completely self taught. I've always been busy with making and drawing things. But one day I just felt like trying me hand at carving foam. The baby Parasaurolophus skull is pretty much the first project I finished. So right now it's just a hobby. But who knows what the future holds.

Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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Great collection and amazing replicas you've crafted as well! Thanks for sharing :)

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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Here are two specimens from Kinnekulle, Sweden.

And here's a Devonian Trilobite from Morocco.

Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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(sigh)

Our members never cease to amaze me.... ;)

Innovative and extraordinary.

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Thanks for the comments all!

Here are some 3D models of my Kem Kem teeth and bones. I mirrored some parts to fill in the missing stuff.

 

Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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I really like how the vertebra display in 3D. How large are the files?

Yes I quite like them as well. The files are actually not that big. That thoracic dinosaur vert is only 12 mb.

I have several other Kem Kem vertebrae planned for scanning. Though some of them I still need to prep a little more and they have really tough concretions on them that are almost impossible to remove.

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It took a while, but I've finally been able to make a proper scan of the woolly rhino skull replica. I still plan to add a texture though, but I think I need to take a few more pictures for that.

Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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Congratulations on your collection! And your handmade replicas are amazing! They look so real. Great job! -Cameron

"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you" Job 12:8

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Amazing collection as always!

Your thread really stands out due to the 3D fossils!

Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday!

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Thanks for the comments!

I've finished two more scans.

First there's an Ice Age Horse humerus. What's interesting is how much horse and rhino bones look like each other. For the most part, rhino bones are just a lot less thinly built compared to horses. Since I have like half a woolly rhino skeleton I also plan to scan all those bones. Though that will take a while...

And I just finished a scan of my Velociraptor claw replica. Although not an original, this doesn't really matter for scans luckily because the data is pretty much the same except maybe the colour on it.

Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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So I've begun scanning the bones of my Woolly Rhino skeleton... I have about 80 rhino bones from the North Sea that make up a composite skeleton. I don't have it mounted or anything though (sadly :P). Maybe one day. In the mean time I'm going to scan all of the bones and mount it in the digital world.

So here are the first two bones I scanned.

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