The Geography of Teeth
A University of Arkansas professor is using laser mapping and GIS to explore the terrain of fossilized teeth. It turns out that the pits and bumps on teeth are a good indicator of what prehistoric animals ate. Called dental topographic analysis, the process involves a laser which reads the three-dimensional coordinates of the tooth at one-thousandth-inch slices along the surface. The software then calculates coordinates and produces a three-dimensional map of the tooth.
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/22 at 07:00 AM |
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