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Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence in Paleontology [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Fluorescence using ultraviolet (UV) light has seen increased use as a tool in paleontology over the last decade. Laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF) is a next generation technique that is emerging as a way to fluoresce paleontological specimens that ...
Thomas G Kaye, Amanda R Falk, Xing Xu
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Defossilization: A Review of 3D Printing in Experimental Paleontology
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 3D printing has made it possible to recreate, actuate, and modify replicas of ancient life in transformative ways— revolutionizing studies of ancient life.
Erynn H Johnson
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VIRTUAL PALEONTOLOGY—AN OVERVIEW
The Paleontological Society Papers, 2016 Virtual paleontology is the study of fossils through three-dimensional digital visualizations; it represents a powerful and well-established set of tools for the analysis and dissemination of fossil data.
Mark D Sutton, Russell J Garwood
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American Journal of Botany, 2014 Paleontology yields essential evidence for inferring not only the pattern of evolution, but also the genetic basis of evolution within an ontogenetic framework.
Gar W Rothwell +2 more
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Molecular paleontology and complexity in the last eukaryotic common ancestor
Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2013 Eukaryogenesis, the origin of the eukaryotic cell, represents one of the fundamental evolutionary transitions in the history of life on earth. This event, which is estimated to have occurred over one billion years ago, remains rather poorly understood ...
Vassiliki Lila Koumandou +2 more
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Discovery of rare lecture notes from 1866 provides exceptional insights into the conceptualization and visualization of paleontology by Ernst Haeckel [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2022 Here we report on a recently discovered student script of a lecture on paleontology given by Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919). The script dates to the summer semester of 1866, comprises 63 pages, and provides an overview of fossil invertebrate and mainly fossil
Ingmar Werneburg +2 more
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A virtual world of paleontology
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2014 John A Cunningham +2 more
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Improving the relevance of paleontology to climate change policy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023 Paleontology has provided invaluable basic knowledge on the history of life on Earth. The discipline can also provide substantial knowledge to societal challenges such as climate change.
W. Kiessling, Jansen A. Smith, N. Raja
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The Rising of Paleontology in China: A Century-Long Road
Biology, 2022 In this paper, the history of paleontology in China from 1920 to 2020 is divided into three major stages, i.e., 1920–1949, 1949–1978, and 1979–2020. As one of the first scientific disciplines to have earned international fame in China, the development of
Zhonghe Zhou
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Our past creates our present: a brief overview of racism and colonialism in Western paleontology
Paleobiology, 2021 . As practitioners of a historical science, paleontologists and geoscientists are well versed in the idea that the ability to understand and to anticipate the future relies upon our collective knowledge of the past.
Pedro M. Monarrez +12 more
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