Vertebrate Paleontological Techniques: Volume 1Patrick Leiggi, Peter May Cambridge University Press, 2.6.2005 - 368 sivua This volume fulfils a long standing need of vertebrate palaeontologists, whether they be amateurs attending their first excavation, or preparators and curators, for a book that describes and explains modern palaeontological techniques and practice. The authors of this volume are all exceptional technicians in their field and the book covers everything from field specimen collecting, through conservation methods, chemical preparation, moulding, casting and painting, and mounting of vertebrate skeletons, to the final chapter devoted to the use of CT scans and X-ray methods. This book aims to describe modern preparatory techniques and skills that have usually only been passed down by example and demonstration, and that until now have rarely been standardized or put down in print. |
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Conservation of vertebrate paleontology collections | 3 |
An evaluation of adhesives and consolidants recommended | 35 |
Macrovertebrate collecting | 59 |
Largescale wet sieving for fossil | 93 |
Laboratory preparation | 113 |
Microscopic preparation | 129 |
Fossilized eggshell preparation | 146 |
Chemical preparation techniques | 155 |
Their use and methods in paleontology | 187 |
Histological techniques | 205 |
Molding casting painting | 235 |
Mounting of fossil vertebrate skeletons | 285 |
Methods and use of CTscan and Xray | 323 |
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Sivu 329 - Conroy GC and Vannier MW ( 1987) Dental development of the Taung skull from computerized tomography. Nature 329:625-627. Conroy GC and Vannier MW ( 1988) The nature of Taung dental maturation continued.