Computer-aided visualization and analysis of fossils has revolutionized the study of extinct
organisms. Novel techniques allow fossils to be characterized in three dimensions and in …

For many years X-ray computed tomography has been widely used as a medical
diagnostical tool. This non-destructive technique was soon found to be very useful in rock …

High-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a novel technology ideally suited to a
wide range of geological investigations. It is a quick and nondestructive method to produce …

Fossils are usually discovered broken or distorted, therefore reconstruction is inevitably the
first step towards any comparative analysis. We outline a general methodological framework …

The site and physiologic mechanism (s) responsible for the generation of odontocete
biosonar signals have eluded investigators for decades. To address these issues we …

This is the first textbook of Virtual Anthropology, the new science that combines elements
from fields as diverse as anthropology, medicine, statistics, computing, scientific …

Until relatively recently, information on the internal skull structures of fossil taxa relied on
fortuitous breaks, aggressive removal of rock matrix (Galton 1989, 2001), sectioning with a …

During fossilization, the remains of extinct organisms are subjected to taphonomic and
diagenetic processes. As a result, fossils show a variety of preservational artefacts, which …

Virtual palaeontology, the use of interactive three-dimensional digital models as a
supplement or alternative to physical specimens for scientific study and communication, is …

Smith and Lucas (1993) suggested that the human skeleton is “an overlooked but effective
visual aid.” We concur, not just for anatomical landmarks, but for the understanding of …