It also provides a valuable insight into the palaeobiology of these now extinct animals.
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Sub-micron microtomography thus provides a powerful tool for studying the structure, development, evolution and palaeobiology of muscle attachments.
Sophie Sanchez, Vincent Dupret, Paul Tafforeau, Katherine M Trinajstic, Bettina Ryll,Pierre-Jean Gouttenoire, Lovisa Wretman, Louise Zylberberg, Françoise Peyrin, PerE Ahlberg 2013, '3D microstructural architecture of muscle attachments in extant and fossil vertebratesrevealed by synchrotron microtomography.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3582629?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)