Silicified – Dr Alan R.T. Spencer

X-ray synchrotron microtomography (SRXMT) was used to capture tomographic datasets which were subsequently used to create three-dimensional models. The three-dimensional models were then turned into raytraced images composited and rendered using the open source three-dimensional animation package Blender™.

Type: Peer Reviewed Research Paper Journal: PeerJ Year: October 23, 2014 Authors: Steart DC, Spencer ART, Garwood RJ, Hilton J, Munt MC, Needham J, Kenrick P DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.624 Abstract: We document a new species of ovulate cone (Pararaucaria collinsonae) on the basis of silicified fossils from the Late Jurassic Purbeck Limestone […]

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