Meerkat Skull

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

Description from original source:

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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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Printing:

Suggestion for orientation on print plate to have minimum support needed:

Converted .obj of combined model to .stl and separated cranium and mandible to allow 3D printing.