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Features: 3-dimentional exact form by X-ray CT technology / Internal image / Rotation animation
How to use: Simply click on a thumbnail, the enlarged flash movie is presented.
What's New:
February 6 2012
Desmostylus hesperus added.
February 6 2012
Benthic foraminiferaCycloclypeus carpenteri , Uvigerina akitaensis added.
November 1 2010
Globigerina bulloides added.
October 1 2010
Lower jawbone of ancestral horse Merycoidodon added.
September 1 2010
Lower jawbone of ancestral horse Proterotherium added.
August 1 2010
Globigerina quinqueloba added.
July 1 2010
Shark tooth added.
June 2 2010
Hanaicythere sp. added.
May 1 2010
Baculites sp. added.
April 1 2010
Benthic foraminifera added.
March 1 2010
Schizoblastus sp. added.
February 8 2010
Illusorations added to each taxa, and explanatory notes are revised.
February 1 2010
Muramotoceras yezoense, Bairdioidea sp. added.
January 1 2010
Blastoids added.
December 1 2009
Lamberticeras lamberti added.
November 1 2009
Fohsella lobata (Chamber extracted) added.
October 6 2009
whole revised
Explanation of the Rendering Types in our web pages
Amber - Wikipedia -
Ammonite - Wikipedia -
Foraminifera - Wikipedia -
Radiolaria - Wikipedia -
Ostracoda - Wikipedia -
Micropaleontology - Wikipedia - (Microfossils)
Planktonic foraminifera and the oceans
Radiolaria.org
IRGO (THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP ON OSTRACODA)
Tohoku University Museum e-Foram Stock
You can download the 3D files of planktnic foraminifera (for Windows).
Echinodermata 3D Library
February 6 2012
Desmostylus hesperus added.
February 6 2012
Benthic foraminiferaCycloclypeus carpenteri , Uvigerina akitaensis added.
November 1 2010
Globigerina bulloides added.
October 1 2010
Lower jawbone of ancestral horse Merycoidodon added.
September 1 2010
Lower jawbone of ancestral horse Proterotherium added.
August 1 2010
Globigerina quinqueloba added.
July 1 2010
Shark tooth added.
June 2 2010
Hanaicythere sp. added.
May 1 2010
Baculites sp. added.
April 1 2010
Benthic foraminifera added.
March 1 2010
Schizoblastus sp. added.
February 8 2010
Illusorations added to each taxa, and explanatory notes are revised.
February 1 2010
Muramotoceras yezoense, Bairdioidea sp. added.
January 1 2010
Blastoids added.
December 1 2009
Lamberticeras lamberti added.
November 1 2009
Fohsella lobata (Chamber extracted) added.
October 6 2009
whole revised
Explanation of the Rendering Types in our web pages
Further Readings
Amber - Wikipedia -
Ammonite - Wikipedia -
Foraminifera - Wikipedia -
Radiolaria - Wikipedia -
Ostracoda - Wikipedia -
Micropaleontology - Wikipedia - (Microfossils)
Planktonic foraminifera and the oceans
Radiolaria.org
IRGO (THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP ON OSTRACODA)
Tohoku University Museum e-Foram Stock
You can download the 3D files of planktnic foraminifera (for Windows).
Echinodermata 3D Library
Mammals
Against your impression, first true mammals had appeared in very early period of the evolutionary history of Vertebrate, the Triassic (about 200 million years ago).
"Mammalian evolution is a tale told by teeth mating to produce slightly altered descendant teeth.", a famous paleontologist S. J. Gould said, as a paleontological joke. It means: "The majority of fossil mammals are known only by their teeth."
NEW ! Desmostylus hesperus （molar 1）
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Desmostylus hesperus （molar 2）
Merycoidodon sp.（ancestral horse, lower jawbone）
Proterotherium sp.(ancestral horse, lower jawbone)
Against your impression, first true mammals had appeared in very early period of the evolutionary history of Vertebrate, the Triassic (about 200 million years ago)."Mammalian evolution is a tale told by teeth mating to produce slightly altered descendant teeth.", a famous paleontologist S. J. Gould said, as a paleontological joke. It means: "The majority of fossil mammals are known only by their teeth."
NEW ! Desmostylus hesperus （molar 1）
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Shark tooth
Shark teeth are constantly replaced throughout their lifetime, we human cannot do that.
One shark sometimes spends over 30,000 teeth until the end of life, so fossilized shark teeth are easily found out.
Shark tooth
Shark teeth are constantly replaced throughout their lifetime, we human cannot do that.One shark sometimes spends over 30,000 teeth until the end of life, so fossilized shark teeth are easily found out.
Shark tooth
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Worms in amber
Fossilized tree resin is called Amber, a kind of jewel. Ancient bugs and worms sometimes trapped in resin, turned into fossils together.
Their figures are mostly still alive. Please see the 30-million-year-ago-worms.
Ant
Myriapoda
Fossilized tree resin is called Amber, a kind of jewel. Ancient bugs and worms sometimes trapped in resin, turned into fossils together.
Their figures are mostly still alive. Please see the 30-million-year-ago-worms.Ant
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Ammonites
They are a kind of marine animal, close relative of octopuses and squids. But unfortunately, they completely extincted 65 million years ago, so nowadays we can see them as fossils in the rocks.
They had Nautilus-like spiral shells that separated by some walls into chambers. Each chamber maybe contained some gases, so reserchers guess the animals were able to move up-and-down in the water.
partial fossil Baculites sp.
Muramotoceras yezoense
Cadoceras sp.
partial fossil Lamberticeras lamberti
Damesites damesi
They are a kind of marine animal, close relative of octopuses and squids. But unfortunately, they completely extincted 65 million years ago, so nowadays we can see them as fossils in the rocks.They had Nautilus-like spiral shells that separated by some walls into chambers. Each chamber maybe contained some gases, so reserchers guess the animals were able to move up-and-down in the water.
partial fossil Baculites sp.
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Blastoids
One group of extincted echinoderms.
Like other echinoderms (starfishes, sea urchins etc.) , their main bodies ( = theca) were protected by a set of interlocking plates of calcium carbonate. The theca had a
stalk to attach the sea floor.
For more information, please see our Scientific Column page, almost text are Japanese but you can see some illustrations and references.
Also, please visit our other page: CT-scanned Echinodermata 3D Library.
Schizoblastus sp.
Pentremites sp.
One group of extincted echinoderms.
Like other echinoderms (starfishes, sea urchins etc.) , their main bodies ( = theca) were protected by a set of interlocking plates of calcium carbonate. The theca had a
stalk to attach the sea floor.For more information, please see our Scientific Column page, almost text are Japanese but you can see some illustrations and references.
Also, please visit our other page: CT-scanned Echinodermata 3D Library.
Schizoblastus sp.
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Star Sand (Benthic foraminifera)
Star sands are one of the famous souvenir of southern Japanese islands. Against the name, they are not real sands but animal's shell, a species of benthic foraminifera, Baculogypsina sphaerulata .
Most foraminiferas have microscopic scale, but fortunately, Star Sands are large enough to see with the naked eye. Although, enlarged movies are also beautiful.
Baculogypsina sphaerulata 1
Baculogypsina sphaerulata 2
Star sands are one of the famous souvenir of southern Japanese islands. Against the name, they are not real sands but animal's shell, a species of benthic foraminifera, Baculogypsina sphaerulata .Most foraminiferas have microscopic scale, but fortunately, Star Sands are large enough to see with the naked eye. Although, enlarged movies are also beautiful.
Baculogypsina sphaerulata 1
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Benthic foraminifera
Benthic foraminifera, a large group of unicellular organisms living on the bottom of water. They have calcium carbonate shells like molluscs.
Their fossils are used as an index of the past environment. Microfossils.
NEW ! Cycloclypeus carpenteri
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Uvigerina akitaensis
Calcarina sp.
Benthic foraminifera, a large group of unicellular organisms living on the bottom of water. They have calcium carbonate shells like molluscs.Their fossils are used as an index of the past environment. Microfossils.
NEW ! Cycloclypeus carpenteri
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Planktonic foraminifera
Also belonging to foraminifera group, floating in the water.
Their fossils are very common and found in large quantities, therefore used as a marker of rock's age, and as an index of past environmental changes. Microfossils.
Globigerina bulloides
Globigerina quinqueloba
Hirsutellla margaritae
Globigerinella aequilateralis
Globigerinoides sacculifer
Globoquadrina conglomerata
Menardella menardii
Globigerinoides fistulosus
Fohsella lobata
Also belonging to foraminifera group, floating in the water.Their fossils are very common and found in large quantities, therefore used as a marker of rock's age, and as an index of past environmental changes. Microfossils.
Globigerina bulloides
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Radiolaria
A group of planktonic unicellular organisms, distinguished by their siliceous (glass) skeletons.
Their fossils are used as a marker of rock's age, and as an index of past environmental changes. Microfossils.
Spumellaria
Lychnocanoma sp.
Theocotylissa fimbria
A group of planktonic unicellular organisms, distinguished by their siliceous (glass) skeletons.Their fossils are used as a marker of rock's age, and as an index of past environmental changes. Microfossils.
Spumellaria
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Ostracoda
Very small multicelular organisms, mostly within 2-3 mm length, but they are relatives of shrimps and crabs.
They have two shells that made of calcium carbonate. Microfossils.
Hanaicythere sp.
Bairdioidea sp.
Robustaurila ishizakii
Cythere omotenipponica
Neonesidea sp.
Very small multicelular organisms, mostly within 2-3 mm length, but they are relatives of shrimps and crabs.They have two shells that made of calcium carbonate. Microfossils.
Hanaicythere sp.
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