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• V. Girard/D. Neraudeau, UMR CNRS 6118
• M. Lak, P. Tafforeau, D. Neraudeau/ESRF/UMR CNRS
• M. Lak, P. Tafforeau, D. Neraudeau/ESRF/UMR CNRS
• M. Lak, P. Tafforeau, D. Neraudeau/ESRF/UMR CNRS
• M. Lak, P. Tafforeau, D. Neraudeau/ESRF/UMR CNRS
• M. Lak, P. Tafforeau, D. Neraudeau/ESRF/UMR CNRS
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• Paul Tafforeau/ESRF

• Examples of the opaque amber the specimens were found in. Only recently have scientists been able to see inside opaque amber.
• Three-dimensional reconstructions of organisms scientists found embedded in opaque amber. a) Gastropod Ellobiidae, a type of snail; b) Myriapod Polyxenidae, related to millipedes and centipedes.
• More reconstructions. c) Arachnid, obviously a spider; d) Conifer branch (Glenrosa), a pine tree.
• Computerized reconstructions of two arthropods found in opaque amber: e), the isopod crustacean Ligia, basically a louse and f), the insect hymenopteran Falciformicidae, clearly related to ants, bees and wasps.
• Radiography of an amber block with inclusions viewed in absorption mode.
• The same radiograph in propagation phase contrast mode with 990 millimeters of propagation distance (pixel size: 5 micrometers).
• An insect clearly visible in an ancient piece of translucent amber, the sort that has fascinated scientists for thousands of years.
• A three-dimensional computerized reconstruction of a fragmented feather found in amber. Due to its unique structure, scientists think it may have belonged to a dinosaur rather than to a bird.

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