X-ray microtomography (XMT) of fossil brachiopod shell interiors for taxonomy

被引：17

作者：

Blazejowski, Blazej ^{[1
]}

Binkowski, Marcin ^{[2
]}

Bitner, Maria Aleksandra ^{[1
]}

Gieszcz, Piotr ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Paleobiol, PL-00818 Warsaw, Poland

[2] Univ Silesia, Dept Biomed Comp Syst, PL-41200 Sosnowiec, Poland

[3] Assoc Polish Climatologists, PL-03922 Warsaw, Poland

来源：

ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA | 2011年 / 56卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.4202/app.2010.0114

中图分类号：

Q91 [古生物学];

学科分类号：

0709 ; 070903 ;

摘要：

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 Terebratula 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.

引用

页码：439 / 440

页数：2

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