Limestone Rock Containing Fossils (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Limestone Rock Containing Fossils

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This is an image of limestone rock containing fossils; fossil of interest is highlighted in blue using automated image tracing software. The serial grinding process created nearly 500 such images that the scientists stacked and autotraced to create a 3-D model.

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Maloof Lab/Situ Studio

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