When X-Rays and Dinosaurs Collide: X-Ray Imaging in Vertebrate Palaeontology

When X-Rays and Dinosaurs Collide: X-Ray Imaging in Vertebrate Palaeontology

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Amphibians & Reptiles

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When X-Rays and Dinosaurs Collide: X-Ray Imaging in Vertebrate Palaeontology

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 History of x-ray imaging in paleontology
  3. 3 X-ray techniques used in paleontology
  4. 4 X-ray imaging problems
  5. 5 Fossilization changes the bones
  6. 6 Density issues
  7. 7 Artifacts due to metallic minerals
  8. 8 Uses of x-ray imaging in paleontology
  9. 9 Planar x-rays
  10. 10 1. Assess presence of fossils
  11. 11 dinosaur "heart"
  12. 12 Amphibians & Reptiles
  13. 13 fossil gravid turtle
  14. 14 X-ray of modern turtle
  15. 15 Elephant bird egg
  16. 16 Aepyornis eggs
  17. 17 Two famous eggs
  18. 18 Bottom view
  19. 19 Adult-embryo comparison
  20. 20 3. Study internal structure of fossils
  21. 21 Functional study #1: airways in dinosaurs
  22. 22 Functional study #2: brain and inner ear
  23. 23 Poor noses
  24. 24 Render fossils in 3D
  25. 25 3D finite element analysis
  26. 26 Educational purposes
  27. 27 Conclusion
  28. 28 Acknowledgments

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