Conodont bioapatite resembles vertebrate enamel by XRD properties

XRD properties of Phanerozoic conodont apatite material were studied. It was found out that in terms of crystallinity the apatite resembles the enamel tissue of modern vertebrates. In terms of crystal lattice, apatite of conodonts is independent of taxa on the one hand and of chemistry of the surrou...

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Main Authors: Jüri Nemliher, Toivo Kallaste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2012-08-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2012/issue_3/earth-3-2012-191-192.pdf