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Classical and new bioerosion trace fossils in Cretaceous belemnite guards characterised via micro-CT
Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, 26382 Wilhelmshaven,
Germany
Jürgen Titschack
Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, 26382 Wilhelmshaven,
Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, 28359 Bremen,
Germany
Wolf-Achim Kahl
Bremen University, Geosciences, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Peter Girod
Holteistraße 2, 10245 Berlin, Germany
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Short summary
The ongoing technical revolution in non-destructive 3-D visualisation via micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) finds a valuable application in the studies of bioerosion trace fossils, since their three-dimensional architecture lies hidden within hard substrates. Selected examples of such cases are illustrated by reference to bioerosion trace fossils preserved in Late Cretaceous belemnite guards from the European Chalk Province, including the description of two new trace fossil ichnospecies.
The ongoing technical revolution in non-destructive 3-D visualisation via micro-computed...
