October 12, 2025Open Access

3D printing is especially useful for sauropod workers

MWMatt WedelCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Key Points

The first 3D print of a dinosaur bone, a caudal vertebra, serves as a valuable thought aid.
This vertebra belongs to the Haplocanthosaurus specimen from Snowmass, Colorado.
3D printing technology facilitates the study and understanding of fossilized dinosaur remains.
The use of 3D printed fossils may enhance educational and research experiences in paleontology.

Abstract

This is the first 3D print of a dinosaur bone that I ever had access to: the third caudal vertebra of MWC 8028, the 'new' Haplocanthosaurus specimen from Snowmass, Colorado (Foster and Wedel 2014, Wedel et al. 2021). I've been carrying this thing around since 2018. It's been an aid to thought.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68eb6f7ceea689731b300653 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59350/t6z20-c5z32

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