Reconstruction of the internal structure of the pore system of a complex dinosaur eggshell (Megaloolithus siruguei)

• Rasskin-Gutman, Diego ^[1] ; Elez, Javier ^[2] ; Esteve-Altava, Borja ^[1] ; López-Martínez, Nieves ^[2]
  1. [1] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Spanish journal of palaeontology, ISSN 2255-0550, Vol. 28, Nº. 1, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: SPANISH JOURNAL OF PALAEONTOLOGY), págs. 61-68
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Despite the many reconstructions of fossil material that have recently appeared in the literature, dinosaur eggshells have never been reconstructed using computing techniques. Using the EMAC 3-D modelling methodology, we reconstruct a section of the Late Cretaceous Megaloolithus siruguei eggshell, which has a particularly complex pore system, exhibiting an intricate network of vertical, oblique, and horizontal pores