Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data

Abstract 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 mann...

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Autores principales:	Martin Qvarnström, Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki, Paul Tafforeau, Živil Žigaitė, Per E. Ahlberg
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:06a5b02add25481284328127652b11752021-12-02T15:05:07ZSynchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data10.1038/s41598-017-02893-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/06a5b02add25481284328127652b11752017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02893-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract 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 demonstrate that propagation phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography (PPC-SRμCT) permits high-quality virtual 3D-reconstruction of coprolite inclusions, exemplified by two coprolites from the Upper Triassic locality Krasiejów, Poland; one of the coprolites contains delicate beetle remains, and the other one a partly articulated fish and fragments of bivalves.Martin QvarnströmGrzegorz NiedźwiedzkiPaul TafforeauŽivil ŽigaitėPer E. AhlbergNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Martin Qvarnström Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki Paul Tafforeau Živil Žigaitė Per E. Ahlberg Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
description	Abstract 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 demonstrate that propagation phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography (PPC-SRμCT) permits high-quality virtual 3D-reconstruction of coprolite inclusions, exemplified by two coprolites from the Upper Triassic locality Krasiejów, Poland; one of the coprolites contains delicate beetle remains, and the other one a partly articulated fish and fragments of bivalves.
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author	Martin Qvarnström Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki Paul Tafforeau Živil Žigaitė Per E. Ahlberg
author_facet	Martin Qvarnström Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki Paul Tafforeau Živil Žigaitė Per E. Ahlberg
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title	Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
title_short	Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
title_full	Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
title_fullStr	Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
title_full_unstemmed	Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
title_sort	synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/06a5b02add25481284328127652b1175
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Synchrotron phase-contrast microtomography of coprolites generates novel palaeobiological data

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