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A three-dimensional CT (CAT) scan through a rock with Permian alga Ivanovia tebagaensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Andrew M. Torres
Andrew M. Torres*
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045
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Abstract

Embedded thalli of Permian Ivanovia tebagaensis, a calcified, cyathiform, codiacean, Chlorophyta, were X-rayed with a medical CT (computed tomography) scanner. The two-dimensional digital X-ray image files were copied to floppy disks and transferred to an IBM-compatible personal computer. The images were cropped, and built into a data volume with a commercial three-dimensional software program. The data were color edited so that only the algae were visible. The data volume was then systematically manipulated to visualize some hitherto unknown details of the structure of the utricles, and of a vegetative propagule, a developing bud.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Paleontology , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 154 - 158
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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