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Illustrations in Paleontology

Dive into the world of paleontology through Elizabeth Hauber's detailed reconstructions of extinct species. Learn about the closest living relatives, extinct yet known relatives, and the artist's interpretation of non-preserved remains. Explore the use of Camera Lucida for precise drawings and the creation process using stippling and pencil shading.

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Illustrations in Paleontology

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  1. Illustrations in Paleontology by Elizabeth Hauber

  2. Reconstruction • CLOSEST KNOWN LIVING RELATIVE • study how everything fits together / works • extinct yet known relatives • Close Communication • Camera Lucida • allows artist to see both subject and surface at once • Artist's Interpretation • color • non-preserved remains

  3. Reconstruction of the earliest known pinneped, Enaliarctos mealsi.

  4. Creation • Medium of Choice • Black & White • stippling (ink) • pencil shading • Drafts • scene

  5. Diplodocus; Mary Mason Mitchell, 1910.

  6. Sources Hay, Oliver P. 1910. On the Manner of Locomotion of the Dinosaurs, Especially Diplodocus, with Remarks on the Origin of the Birds.Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, vol. 12, pp. 1-25. Parish, M. (2005, January 05). Paleo art. Retrieved from http://paleobiology.si.edu/paleoArt/index.htm

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