April 6, 2026
Description
3D print your own Kolihapeltis Trilobite Fossil from the Devonian period.
Find out more about this particular extinct trilobite species at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolihapeltis
Original image courtesy of Peter Halasz and Wikipedia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kolihapeltis_01_Pengo.jpg
To make this model I started off by using 3DRocks' lithophane generator (http://3dp.rocks/lithophane/) on an inverted color version of Pengo's photograph from Wikipedia (included in images). Based upon the original image, I gave more depth to the specimen via Autodesk's MeshMixer.
Printed successfully on Flashforge Creator I and Afinia H800 at full and half sizes and at 10% and 100% infill.
This part also does well with a mid-print filament color change.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Share Alike
Bethany Weeks
