3D techniques and fossil identification: An elephant shrew hemi-mandible from the Malapa site

Conventional methods for extracting fossilised bones from calcified clastic sediments, using air drills or chemical preparations, can damage specimens to the point of rendering them unidentifiable. As an alternative, we tested an in silico approach that extended preparation and identification possib...

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Main Authors: Aurore Val, Kristian J. Carlson, Christine Steininger, Job M. Kibii, Cecil Churms, Brian F. Kuhn, Lee R. Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2011-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:http://archive.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/583