X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF ARTICULATE BRACHIOPODS

  • T. Grunt Autonomous Noncommercial Organization: Laboratory–Studio “Live Earth”, Moscow
Keywords: Articulate Brachiopods, Productida, Spiriferida, Athyridida, X-ray SkyScan-1172, internal structures, brachidium, 3D-model

Abstract

The advantage of the currently widely used method of X-ray computer tomography for the studying the internal structures of paleontological objects including Articulate Brachiopods, in comparison with the traditional production of thin sections and replicas is that there is no need for destruction of the object under the study. The most productive results are achieved using the SkyScan-1172 microtomograph when studying objects which obtain sufficient contrast between the mineral component of the shell and the host rock.  

Author Biography

T. Grunt, Autonomous Noncommercial Organization: Laboratory–Studio “Live Earth”, Moscow

Dr. of Biology

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Published
2021-01-18
How to Cite
Grunt, T. 2021. “X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF ARTICULATE BRACHIOPODS ”. EurasianUnionScientists 6 (12(81), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.31618/ESU.2413-9335.2020.6.81.1178.