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https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-20-1-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-20-1-2016
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02 Sep 2016
Research article |  | 02 Sep 2016

Reinvestigation of Protelytron permianum (Insecta; Early Permian; USA) as an example for applying reflectance transformation imaging to insect imprint fossils

Olivier Béthoux, Artémis Llamosi, and Séverine Toussaint

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Fossil insects preserved as an imprint on laminae have subtle differences in relief which can be difficult to photograph. Recourse to reflectance transformation imaging allowed us to deliver exhaustive and interactive photographic data for Protelytron permianum. Based on these data we were able ascertain that it is an early relative of earwigs. In order to better appreciate its elaborate hind wing folding mechanism, we provide guidelines to build and operate a paper model.