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Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data

Coprolites (fossil faeces) reveal clues to ancient trophic relations, and contain inclusions representing organisms that are rarely preserved elsewhere. However, much information is lost by classical techniques of investigation, which cannot find and image the inclusions in an adequate manner. We de...

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Autores principales: Qvarnström, Martin, Niedźwiedzki, Grzegorz, Tafforeau, Paul, Žigaitė, Živil, Ahlberg, Per E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28578409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02893-9