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3D model of a Giant Marine Turtle (NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57756/e15gvm
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Publication date: 29 Aug 2025
Publisher: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW)
Collections: Geology & Palaeontology
Instrument: Artec Leo
Resource type: Dataset
Specimen: NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001
License: CC BY-NC
CC BY-NC 4.0 International
Tags: 3d model 3dmodel 3d-modell 3dscan 3d-scan 3dscanning 3d-scanning Fossil Turtle
Countries:
  • Northern America
Chronology: Cretaceous
Taxa: Testudines
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Brodtmann N., Haider A., Winkler V. (2025). 3D model of a Giant Marine Turtle (NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001). NHMW Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.57756/e15gvm

Abstract

3D scan of one of the only known complete fossilized skeletons of a giant marine turtle (Archelon ischyros), the largest marine turtle that ever lived and could reach a length of nearly 5 meters. These giants inhabited and cavorted around in the shallow tropical sea that covered North America some 70 million years ago. As this fossil is (as of 2025) mounted in Hall 10 of the NHMW, this is the only opportunity to see the underside of this fossil.

Usage Notes

This 3D model does not have a texture, as the capturing was not ideal due to the closeness of the mount. 

Downloads

File Description Size
NHMW-GEO-1977-1902-0001_Giant_Marine_Turtle_highres.mtl High Resolution 3D Model (MTL) of a Giant Marine Turtle 0 MB
NHMW-GEO-1977-1902-0001_Giant_Marine_Turtle_highres.obj High Resolution 3D Model (OBJ) of a Giant Marine Turtle 385.6 MB
NHMW-GEO-1977-1902-0001_Giant_Marine_Turtle_highres.png High Resolution 3D Model (PNG) of a Giant Marine Turtle 224.56 MB
NHMW-GEO-1977-1902-0001-Archelon-ischyros.stl 3D Model (STL) of a Giant Marine Turtle (NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001) 238.42 MB
Thumbs.db ? 0.01 MB

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3D Image of the Model of a Giant Marine Turtle
3D Image of the Model of a Giant Marine Turtle

Giant Marine Turtle (NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001)

Giant Marine Turtle (NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001) by Natural History Museum Vienna on Sketchfab