Sectioning of radiolarians under continuous observation

A new method to study the internal structure of fossil radiolarians in presented. The core of the method is (1) freezing the radiolarian in a drop of water using a Peltier module and (2) slicing the radiolarian with a specially equipped electric tooth-brush under an optical microscope. With this met...

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Main Authors: J. Stanek, W. Kiessling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2002-01-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/5/45/2002/fr-5-45-2002.pdf