X-ray Scan of Ammonite (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

X-ray Scan of Ammonite

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Fragment of the habitation chamber of a Baculites fossil (AMNH 55901), mounted on the mictotomography beamline ID19 at the ESRF. The laser symbolizes the position of the X-ray beam which first traverses the fossil and then hits the detector.

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ESRF/I. Montero

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