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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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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Qvarnström, Martin, Niedźwiedzki, Grzegorz, Tafforeau, Paul, Žigaitė, Živil, Ahlberg, Per E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457397/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28578409
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02893-9
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