New micro-CT scanner allows inside view of even the tiniest fossils
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 07:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Encased in hard rock, the bones of many fossilized mammals are only partially visible for scientists to study. A poor attempt to take apart the rock and view the complete fossil may damage the bone, but micro-CT scanning technology has safeguarded the fate of these specimens, many of which are tens of millions of years old.