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1 June 2011 X-ray Microtomography (XMT) of Fossil Brachiopod Shell Interiors for Taxonomy
Błażej Błażejowski, Marcin Binkowski, Maria Aleksandra Bitner, Piotr Gieszcz
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Abstract

The ability to see and understand the three-dimensional structure of an investigated object plays a key role in studying fossil remains. All living organisms are formed in three-dimensions, but unfortunately fossilization processes often reduce overall shape, making it difficult to gather information about real overall appearance, functionality, and inner structure. Here, using a specimen of the brachiopod Tere bratula terebratula we demonstrate a non-destructive technique for exploring the 3-D internal structure of fossil remains. The use of tomography allows the construction of a set of transverse serial sections in the manner used by brachiopod researchers for decades.

Błażej Błażejowski, Marcin Binkowski, Maria Aleksandra Bitner, and Piotr Gieszcz "X-ray Microtomography (XMT) of Fossil Brachiopod Shell Interiors for Taxonomy," Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(2), 439-440, (1 June 2011). https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2010.0114
Received: 9 December 2010; Accepted: 5 May 2011; Published: 1 June 2011
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