CT scan and 3-D print help scientists reconstruct an ancient mollusk
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 13:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Using a combination of traditional and innovative model-building techniques, scientists have created a lifelike reconstruction of an ancient mollusk, a multiplacophoran, offering a vivid portrait of a creature that lived about 390 million years ago, and answering questions about its place in the tree of life.