North African Juvenile Fossil (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

North African Juvenile Fossil

Caption

A) The North African juvenile fossil mandible showing the location of the incisor tooth enamel (white box) sampled with the Grenoble synchrotron. B) Close up of enamel fragment, with the area of interest (on right) shown in the white box. C) Synchrotron image showing growth lines (white arrows) with 10 daily lines between them (white brackets). The scale bar is 200 microns, or 0.2 mm.

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Paul Tafforeau/ESRF

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