CAST PHOTOCOPYING: A SIMPLE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS AND THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE OUTLINE OF CEPHALOPOD SHELLS

Authors

  • MARCO BALINI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/8617

Keywords:

Paleontological techniques, Cephalopods, Ammonoidea, Taxonomy, Fossil preservation.

Abstract

A simple way to get accurate figures of the outline of cephalopod shells is hereunder described. It consists in photocopying carefully sectioned casts made of plaster. The usefulness of the method is evaluated in comparisons with the other available techniques.

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Received 2017-06-21
Accepted 2017-06-21