November 8, 2025
Description
3D Model of meerkat skull optimized for 3D printing.
Taken from source:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ypm-mam001521-meerkat-skull-dbc75c8ce4b6457c84a95830ea1d9dcb
licenced under CC BY 4.0
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Skull (cranium and mandible) of a Meerkat, Suricata suricatta hahni (male)
Mammalia; Carnivora; Feliformia; Herpestidae; Herpestinae: Suricata suricatta hahni
Catalog number: YPM MAM.001521
Locality: Africa; Namibia; Kehoro-Sud, Sandfield, western Damaraland
Date specimen collected: June 1, 1956
3D Reconstruction performed using AgiSoft MetaShape Professional Version 1.8.3 build 14331 (64 bit). Note: 3D models may contain artifactual photogrammetry reconstruction errors not present on the actual specimen.
576 (cranium) and 576 (mandible) images captured by the Computer Operated Photogrammetric Imaging System (COPIS), a project to design and prototype a modular, multi-view imaging system for museum collections. http://copis3d.org/
Model reconstructed by Jeremy D. Pustilnik, Yale University
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Suggestion for orientation on print plate to have minimum support needed:
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution
akimakes
