Caption: Using the bright X-ray beam of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, an international team of paleontologists, geochemists and physicists has revealed this transformative glimpse into one of the most important fossils ever discovered: the Archaeopteryx, a half-dinosaur/half-bird species. In this image, the main panel shows a false color view of the Thermopolis Archaeopteryx. The image is a composite blend of scans of the elements phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, and iron. The bright colors in the wing areas show how part of the feather chemistry has been preserved. The top left panel is an anaglyph made from phosphorus and iron showing detail of skull and manus claw. The top right panel is another anaglyph, here showing fine detail of the skull using only phosphorous.
Credit: This image was created by K.G. Huntley from data produced at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. This work was published today in Proceedings of National Academy of Science.
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1 posted on
05/10/2010 4:54:06 PM PDT by
decimon
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
05/10/2010 4:54:37 PM PDT by
decimon
To: decimon
TToE is the same as AGW “Christians” in 3...2...1...
3 posted on
05/10/2010 5:00:18 PM PDT by
freedumb2003
(The frog who rides on a scorpion should not be surprised when he last hears "it is my nature.")
To: decimon
the teeniest chemical traces...we're ...literally touching ghosts...
In my day, no scientist would have used such language.
To: decimon
This explains why chicken tastes like Dinosaurs...
I wish God would bring the Dinosaurs back.... I know that I would like them more than democrats, traitors all.
5 posted on
05/10/2010 5:05:40 PM PDT by
Gator113
(I do not want Obama just IMPEACHED... I want him IMPRISONED. Are we there yet? 2010-2012)
To: decimon
>X-rays reveal chemical link between birds and dinosaurs
Carbon is a chemical...
6 posted on
05/10/2010 5:13:13 PM PDT by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: decimon
LOL...maybe this should be breaking news?
I’ve been bummed ever since they renamed brontosaurus.
10 posted on
05/10/2010 7:36:05 PM PDT by
Eagle Eye
(A blind clock finds a nut at least twice a day.)
To: decimon
11 posted on
05/10/2010 7:48:25 PM PDT by
LiteKeeper
("It's the peoples' seat!")
To: decimon; 75thOVI; Adder; albertp; Androcles; asgardshill; At the Window; bitt; blu; BradyLS; ...
14 posted on
05/11/2010 7:46:09 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: JoeProBono
15 posted on
05/11/2010 7:46:58 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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