Mapping of Fossil Reptile Skin

998 views · Published 21 October 2011 · 11:21 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: The Royal Society · 2011 · Science & Technology

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In this video podcast Claire Birch interviews Drs Phil Manning and Roy Wogelius who, along with their colleagues, have published a paper in Proceedings B which describes a new non-destructive method for studying fossilised soft tissue. They have demonstrated that infrared mapping can be used to study fossil reptile skin and in future could provide a valuable insight into the biochemistry of extinct organisms.

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