Miguel Díaz de León
@migueldlm.bsky.social
Paleontologist/Biologist
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BFEX: Blender Finite Elements eXporter is a Blender extension (a.k.a. add-on) for building Finite Elements Models to be used on Fossils. From Blender you can easily build, visualize, export and run your FEA
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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MyoGeneratorRemix is a reimplementation of MyoGenerator (Herbst et al., 2022), a tool for muscle reconstruction and parameter estimation—essential for downstream analyses like FEA.
Our version brings major upgrades, including full compatibility with Blender 4.5.2.
Our version brings major upgrades, including full compatibility with Blender 4.5.2.
August 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
MyoGeneratorRemix is a reimplementation of MyoGenerator (Herbst et al., 2022), a tool for muscle reconstruction and parameter estimation—essential for downstream analyses like FEA.
Our version brings major upgrades, including full compatibility with Blender 4.5.2.
Our version brings major upgrades, including full compatibility with Blender 4.5.2.
Just got word from DAAD: they’re stopping payment of my PhD admin fees—no warning, no discussion. We came with a funding promise, and now benefits are being cut while fees, rent, and living costs abroad keep rising. Disheartening.
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just got word from DAAD: they’re stopping payment of my PhD admin fees—no warning, no discussion. We came with a funding promise, and now benefits are being cut while fees, rent, and living costs abroad keep rising. Disheartening.
Will the AI industry form a new Phoebus cartel? In the early 20th century, bulb makers conspired to shorten lifespans—planned obsolescence. Now, after the AI boom, generous tiers are shrinking and access is tightening. Coincidence or collusion? Pass me the tinfoil hat!
July 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Will the AI industry form a new Phoebus cartel? In the early 20th century, bulb makers conspired to shorten lifespans—planned obsolescence. Now, after the AI boom, generous tiers are shrinking and access is tightening. Coincidence or collusion? Pass me the tinfoil hat!
Quiz will be available in the next release 😃
The questions are dynamically created using data from the PBDB according to your request. Questions about Geological time came from the last chart by the ICS
The questions are dynamically created using data from the PBDB according to your request. Questions about Geological time came from the last chart by the ICS
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Quiz will be available in the next release 😃
The questions are dynamically created using data from the PBDB according to your request. Questions about Geological time came from the last chart by the ICS
The questions are dynamically created using data from the PBDB according to your request. Questions about Geological time came from the last chart by the ICS
MyoGenerator Remix V2.0 is on the way, or should I call it HornsGenerator 🤣🤣
June 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
MyoGenerator Remix V2.0 is on the way, or should I call it HornsGenerator 🤣🤣
Due to Firebase's free-tier limits, I added ads to cover potential future costs (Where is my Fossil? stores user/event/paleontologist data). I dislike ads too, so I'm exploring an ad-free version that drops private DB access but keeps PBDB, Macrostrat, iDigBio, etc. Would you pay for that?
June 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Due to Firebase's free-tier limits, I added ads to cover potential future costs (Where is my Fossil? stores user/event/paleontologist data). I dislike ads too, so I'm exploring an ad-free version that drops private DB access but keeps PBDB, Macrostrat, iDigBio, etc. Would you pay for that?
🦕 Where is My Fossil? just updated to v1.4.0 with a powerful new feature!
Thanks to
@UWMacrostrat
, users can now explore geological context—not just species data.
Discover fossils and the rocks they came from! 🌍
Thanks to
@UWMacrostrat
, users can now explore geological context—not just species data.
Discover fossils and the rocks they came from! 🌍
June 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🦕 Where is My Fossil? just updated to v1.4.0 with a powerful new feature!
Thanks to
@UWMacrostrat
, users can now explore geological context—not just species data.
Discover fossils and the rocks they came from! 🌍
Thanks to
@UWMacrostrat
, users can now explore geological context—not just species data.
Discover fossils and the rocks they came from! 🌍
🚀 Zotero Paper Search just got an update!
Now you can select a species name (1–2 words) and instantly search it in Where is My Fossil? 🦴
Explore taxonomy, specimen images, and more paleontological data—right from your workflow!
Download it from Github: github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
Now you can select a species name (1–2 words) and instantly search it in Where is My Fossil? 🦴
Explore taxonomy, specimen images, and more paleontological data—right from your workflow!
Download it from Github: github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
June 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚀 Zotero Paper Search just got an update!
Now you can select a species name (1–2 words) and instantly search it in Where is My Fossil? 🦴
Explore taxonomy, specimen images, and more paleontological data—right from your workflow!
Download it from Github: github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
Now you can select a species name (1–2 words) and instantly search it in Where is My Fossil? 🦴
Explore taxonomy, specimen images, and more paleontological data—right from your workflow!
Download it from Github: github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
New tool!!
Paper search for Zotero:
Select a text on a PDF while reading and launch a search in the different platforms' availables. Also, you can configure a custom search engine (it automatically detects DOIs, you know what I mean 😉)
github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
Paper search for Zotero:
Select a text on a PDF while reading and launch a search in the different platforms' availables. Also, you can configure a custom search engine (it automatically detects DOIs, you know what I mean 😉)
github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
May 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New tool!!
Paper search for Zotero:
Select a text on a PDF while reading and launch a search in the different platforms' availables. Also, you can configure a custom search engine (it automatically detects DOIs, you know what I mean 😉)
github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
Paper search for Zotero:
Select a text on a PDF while reading and launch a search in the different platforms' availables. Also, you can configure a custom search engine (it automatically detects DOIs, you know what I mean 😉)
github.com/MiguelDLM/zo...
BFEX was updated to version 2.1! 🦴✨
A new feature now allows you to scale meshes to a target volume or size. This is especially useful when comparing FEA results across models of different dimensions (1/2)
A new feature now allows you to scale meshes to a target volume or size. This is especially useful when comparing FEA results across models of different dimensions (1/2)
May 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
BFEX was updated to version 2.1! 🦴✨
A new feature now allows you to scale meshes to a target volume or size. This is especially useful when comparing FEA results across models of different dimensions (1/2)
A new feature now allows you to scale meshes to a target volume or size. This is especially useful when comparing FEA results across models of different dimensions (1/2)
"Americans laughing about Mexico having a wooden ship or even having a navy are the same morons who are unable to locate the USA on a map."
May 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Americans laughing about Mexico having a wooden ship or even having a navy are the same morons who are unable to locate the USA on a map."
Where is My Fossil? V1.3.0 with new features:
1. Job/Study positions database for paleontologist or people interested in the field
2. A basic chronostrstigraphic chart based on the ICC Chart 2024/12
1. Job/Study positions database for paleontologist or people interested in the field
2. A basic chronostrstigraphic chart based on the ICC Chart 2024/12
April 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Where is My Fossil? V1.3.0 with new features:
1. Job/Study positions database for paleontologist or people interested in the field
2. A basic chronostrstigraphic chart based on the ICC Chart 2024/12
1. Job/Study positions database for paleontologist or people interested in the field
2. A basic chronostrstigraphic chart based on the ICC Chart 2024/12
So... Diogenes was right, the featherless chicken is a human since it fits the definition of a human and "looks like a human"
April 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
So... Diogenes was right, the featherless chicken is a human since it fits the definition of a human and "looks like a human"
Reposted by Miguel Díaz de León
Genetically modifying a few members of an extant species to express traits of an extinct species is not "de-extinction". Dire wolves are still extinct. They aren't coming back. Conservation is the only way to keep species alive.
April 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Genetically modifying a few members of an extant species to express traits of an extinct species is not "de-extinction". Dire wolves are still extinct. They aren't coming back. Conservation is the only way to keep species alive.
How to make your dire wolf
April 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
How to make your dire wolf
That skull is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Super complete and detailed. Finding something like this would be a dream come true for me. And the illustrations are wonderful as well!
New paper out on the morphology of early carnivoran Cynodictis! Lead by Dr. Kevin Le Verger and with mind blowing illustrations by Charlène Letenneur; check it out!
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@universitedeliege.bsky.social @mnhn.fr
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@universitedeliege.bsky.social @mnhn.fr
Cranial osteology of Cynodictis (Amphicyonidae), the oldest European carnivoran - Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
The amphicyonids, colloquially called ‘beardogs’, are one of the oldest known groups of caniformians, taking part in the initial radiation of this carnivoran clade. While the oldest American occurrenc...
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March 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
That skull is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Super complete and detailed. Finding something like this would be a dream come true for me. And the illustrations are wonderful as well!
BFEX: Blender Finite Element Analysis eXporter tutorial (Spanish)
youtu.be/lrPJ_UE8YZ4
youtu.be/lrPJ_UE8YZ4
BFEX: Finite Elements Analysis con Fossils software y Blender
YouTube video by Miguel Díaz de León
youtu.be
March 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BFEX: Blender Finite Element Analysis eXporter tutorial (Spanish)
youtu.be/lrPJ_UE8YZ4
youtu.be/lrPJ_UE8YZ4
Where is my Fossil now has a browser extension!
From any website, just highlight the text with the name of the taxa, and right-click to select "search in Where is My Fossil?"
This will open a pop-up window with the search results in WIMF. Then you can start exploring the paleo-world!
From any website, just highlight the text with the name of the taxa, and right-click to select "search in Where is My Fossil?"
This will open a pop-up window with the search results in WIMF. Then you can start exploring the paleo-world!
March 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Where is my Fossil now has a browser extension!
From any website, just highlight the text with the name of the taxa, and right-click to select "search in Where is My Fossil?"
This will open a pop-up window with the search results in WIMF. Then you can start exploring the paleo-world!
From any website, just highlight the text with the name of the taxa, and right-click to select "search in Where is My Fossil?"
This will open a pop-up window with the search results in WIMF. Then you can start exploring the paleo-world!
Upcoming events in Where is My Fossil? App.
Submit your own events and contribute to spread the palaeontology!
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Submit your own events and contribute to spread the palaeontology!
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
March 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Upcoming events in Where is My Fossil? App.
Submit your own events and contribute to spread the palaeontology!
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Submit your own events and contribute to spread the palaeontology!
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Where is my Fossil? New update! ✨
Improved zoom & layout in phylogenetic trees
Isolate & focus on specific groups
New radial phylogram
Customizable colors for diversity & occurrence charts
Explore diversity by geological period (PBDB data)
Added German & French support
Notification support
Improved zoom & layout in phylogenetic trees
Isolate & focus on specific groups
New radial phylogram
Customizable colors for diversity & occurrence charts
Explore diversity by geological period (PBDB data)
Added German & French support
Notification support
March 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Where is my Fossil? New update! ✨
Improved zoom & layout in phylogenetic trees
Isolate & focus on specific groups
New radial phylogram
Customizable colors for diversity & occurrence charts
Explore diversity by geological period (PBDB data)
Added German & French support
Notification support
Improved zoom & layout in phylogenetic trees
Isolate & focus on specific groups
New radial phylogram
Customizable colors for diversity & occurrence charts
Explore diversity by geological period (PBDB data)
Added German & French support
Notification support
BFEX was just published yesterday, and today, it received the first update:
A renowned User Interface that make it much easier to use.
Download BFEX 2.0 from
github.com/MiguelDLM/BFEX
A renowned User Interface that make it much easier to use.
Download BFEX 2.0 from
github.com/MiguelDLM/BFEX
March 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BFEX was just published yesterday, and today, it received the first update:
A renowned User Interface that make it much easier to use.
Download BFEX 2.0 from
github.com/MiguelDLM/BFEX
A renowned User Interface that make it much easier to use.
Download BFEX 2.0 from
github.com/MiguelDLM/BFEX
BFEX: Blender Finite Elements eXporter is a Blender extension (a.k.a. add-on) for building Finite Elements Models to be used on Fossils. From Blender you can easily build, visualize, export and run your FEA
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
March 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
BFEX: Blender Finite Elements eXporter is a Blender extension (a.k.a. add-on) for building Finite Elements Models to be used on Fossils. From Blender you can easily build, visualize, export and run your FEA
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...