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"Palaeontology is the study of evolution and prehistoric life, usually
preserved as fossils in rocks. It combines aspects of geology with biology and
many other scientific disciplines.
But a lot of palaeontology really is about rocks. For 200 years, hammers and
chisels have been some of its most commonly used tools.
However, advances in modern scanning technology are revolutionising the way we
do palaeontology. Precise scans of the internal and external features of
fossils let us see them in new ways.
And these digitised scans can readily be made available to the public online.
At the new Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology, we offer free access to
600 million years of digital Australian fossils, from enigmatic early lifeforms
to gigantic extinct marsupials."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
