Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera

This work considers the relevance of drawing in foraminiferal micropaleontology and how drawing has helped to understand and explain the complex architecture of foraminiferal tests. We present a brief anthology of those works on foraminifera in which drawing plays a significant role. The objective i...

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Authors: Lería, María, Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225347
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Keyword:Foraminífers
Micropaleontologia
Il·lustració científica
Foraminifera
Micropaleontology
Scientific illustration
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spelling Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in ForaminiferaLería, MaríaFerràndez i Cañadell, CarlesForaminífersMicropaleontologiaIl·lustració científicaForaminiferaMicropaleontologyScientific illustrationThis work considers the relevance of drawing in foraminiferal micropaleontology and how drawing has helped to understand and explain the complex architecture of foraminiferal tests. We present a brief anthology of those works on foraminifera in which drawing plays a significant role. The objective is to detect milestones in the illustration of foraminifera throughout history and to explore a trajectory in the evolution of the drawing techniques and concepts applied. Drawing is influenced by technological advances, the artist’s skills, and the aesthetic influences of the moment. We conclude that drawing, a crucial aspect in this scientific discipline, facilitates the understanding and explanation of complex forms. The literature on foraminifera is replete with small gems of drawing art, sometimes created by artists, but other times by the same micropaleontologists who studied fossil  material and described the species. This work highlights some of these drawings to analyse their creation process and to show their great artistic value.Elsevier Masson SAS2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/225347Articles publicats en revistes (Dinàmica de la Terra i l'Oceà)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2025.100889Revue de Micropaléontologie, 2025, vol. 90, p. 1-15, 100889https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2025.100889cc-by-nc (c) Lería, María et al., 2025https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2253472026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
title Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
spellingShingle Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
Lería, María
Foraminífers
Micropaleontologia
Il·lustració científica
Foraminifera
Micropaleontology
Scientific illustration
title_short Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
title_full Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
title_fullStr Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
title_full_unstemmed Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
title_sort Drawing as a tool for representing and explaining complex structures in Foraminifera
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lería, María
Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
author Lería, María
author_facet Lería, María
Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
author_role author
author2 Ferràndez i Cañadell, Carles
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Foraminífers
Micropaleontologia
Il·lustració científica
Foraminifera
Micropaleontology
Scientific illustration
topic Foraminífers
Micropaleontologia
Il·lustració científica
Foraminifera
Micropaleontology
Scientific illustration
description This work considers the relevance of drawing in foraminiferal micropaleontology and how drawing has helped to understand and explain the complex architecture of foraminiferal tests. We present a brief anthology of those works on foraminifera in which drawing plays a significant role. The objective is to detect milestones in the illustration of foraminifera throughout history and to explore a trajectory in the evolution of the drawing techniques and concepts applied. Drawing is influenced by technological advances, the artist’s skills, and the aesthetic influences of the moment. We conclude that drawing, a crucial aspect in this scientific discipline, facilitates the understanding and explanation of complex forms. The literature on foraminifera is replete with small gems of drawing art, sometimes created by artists, but other times by the same micropaleontologists who studied fossil  material and described the species. This work highlights some of these drawings to analyse their creation process and to show their great artistic value.
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Revue de Micropaléontologie, 2025, vol. 90, p. 1-15, 100889
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2025.100889
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