Paleosol Material Prep (IMAGE)

Southern Methodist University

Paleosol Material Prep

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SMU paleontologist Timothy S. Myers collected this plastic bag of paleosol matrix in the field. Myers performed chemical analysis of the ancient soil by grinding it to a powder, which is then fused into a glass disc for elemental analysis.

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(Timothy S. Myers, SMU)

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