3D digital imaging of a concretion-preserved batoid (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Morocco;Imagerie numérique 3D d'un batoïde (Chondrichtyens, Elasmobranches) préservé dans un nodule du Turonien (Crétacé supérieur) du Maroc

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 283-287

  Claeson, Kerin M ^a,b   Ward, David J ^c   Underwood, Charlie J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Crofton Court ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batoid; Computed tomography; Concretion; Cretaceous; Formic acid; Morocco

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETION; FISH; FORMIC ACID; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRESERVATION; RESOLUTION; SKELETON; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOMOGRAPHY; TURONIAN;

MOROCCO;

ANIMALIA; BATOIDEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; PLATYRHINIDAE; RHINOBATOIDEA;

EID: 78649445550     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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