Hidden dinosaur fossil re-created with X-ray scanner and 3-D printer

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 01:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

German researchers used a CT scanner and a 3-D printer to make a copy of a dinosaur fossil that's been wrapped up in protective plaster for decades — and the real trick was that they could do it without ever cracking the plaster open.

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