Synchrotron XRF analyses of element distribution in fossilized sauropod dinosaur bones

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Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Dumont, M ^a   Zoeger, N ^b   Streli, C ^b   Wobrauschek, P ^b   Falkenberg, G ^c   Sander, P M ^d   Pyzalla, A R ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EISENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b TU WIEN   (Austria)

^c DESY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Sauropod dinosaurs; Synchrotron; XRF

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS (EDX); HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; SAUROPOD DINOSAUR; XRF;

LEAD; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRONTIUM; SYNCHROTRONS; URANIUM;

BONE;

EID: 67650067477     PISSN: 08857156     EISSN: 19457413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1154/1.3131803     Document Type: Article

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