Three-dimensional synchrotron virtual paleohistology: A new insight into the world of fossil bone microstructures

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1095-1105

  Sanchez, Sophie ^a,b   Ahlberg, Per E ^b   Trinajstic, Katherine M ^c,d   Mirone, Alessandro ^a   Tafforeau, Paul ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

biology; bone; paleontology; phase contrast; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CHEMISTRY; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PALEONTOLOGY; SYNCHROTRON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FOSSILS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PALEONTOLOGY; SYNCHROTRONS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84866109563     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927612001079     Document Type: Article

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