Introduction to Paleontology

Tools of the Paleontological Trade

Educational Feb 18, 2021 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: In addition to the basic mechanical tools still used in the field today, paleontologists now have an exciting digital tool chest. What can we learn from dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and x-ray computer tomography when they are used to examine fossils from the size of pollen to the bones of Tyrannosaurus rex?

Educational Feb 18, 2021 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 32 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.