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Articles: Ancient fossil meets modern technology
17 December 2012[image: ]
Fossils often need to be carefully prepared before they can be identified by palaeontologists and traditional methods can damage the specimen irreversibly. Scientists at Amgueddfa Cymru are experimenting with new technologies to study ancient fossils in minute detail with no damage to the specimen whatsoever.Articles: Archaeopteryx – the missing link between dinosaurs and birds?
13 October 2011[image: Archaeopteryx]
First described 150 years ago, Archaeopteryx has been the focus of controversy surrounding the origin of birds and their links with dinosaurs.Articles: Fossil life - on different scales
8 March 2011[image: fossil bacteria]
Fossils are the remains of ancient life. Most animal fossils are made of the hard parts of the body, such as bones, teeth, scales and shells. On rare occasions however, soft tissues, or even bacteria, can became fossilised.Articles: Fossil Reptile from South Wales
12 July 2010Articles: Secrets of the ammonites
26 February 2010
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Articles: Ancient fossil meets modern technology
17 December 2012[image: ]
Fossils often need to be carefully prepared before they can be identified by palaeontologists and traditional methods can damage the specimen irreversibly. Scientists at Amgueddfa Cymru are experimenting with new technologies to study ancient fossils in minute detail with no damage to the specimen whatsoever.Articles: Archaeopteryx – the missing link between dinosaurs and birds?
13 October 2011[image: Archaeopteryx]
First described 150 years ago, Archaeopteryx has been the focus of controversy surrounding the origin of birds and their links with dinosaurs.Articles: Fossil life - on different scales
8 March 2011[image: fossil bacteria]
Fossils are the remains of ancient life. Most animal fossils are made of the hard parts of the body, such as bones, teeth, scales and shells. On rare occasions however, soft tissues, or even bacteria, can became fossilised.Articles: Fossil Reptile from South Wales
12 July 2010Articles: Secrets of the ammonites
26 February 2010