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Dinosaur "crime scenes" submit to forensic scrutiny.

Australasian Business Intelligence, March, 2006

Byline: Zeeya Merali

Mar 02, 2006 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Palaeontologists are using new technologies in areas such as chemical analysis and imaging. The tools allow them to examine proteins in bird embryos and images of skeletons encased in rocks. Jack Horner, of Montana State University, says new technologies are allowing researchers to correct misconceptions that have existed for 100 years. Zoologist Peggy Ostrom, of Michigan State University, thinks her research will uncover clues to links between species in "the dinosaur family tree". Nels

Peterson, of Montana State University, is using a new laser technology called "LIDAR" to study the sand...

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