10.6084/m9.figshare.1632771.v1
Frank Friedrich
Frank
Friedrich
Dietmar Keyser
Dietmar
Keyser
An exceptionally well preserved new species of ostracod (Crustacea) with soft parts in Baltic amber
Taylor & Francis Group
2016
ostracod
Species
noninvasive methods
baltic
synchrotron radiation
Cypria kempfi
images planes
Northern Germany
2016-01-11 09:17:03
Dataset
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/An_exceptionally_well_preserved_new_species_of_ostracod_Crustacea_with_soft_parts_in_Baltic_amber/1632771
<div><p></p><p>A well-preserved ostracod in Baltic amber has been analysed with noninvasive methods by synchrotron radiation. A micro-tomographic image stack was prepared. The appendages are visualised as images and drawings are based on photographs of different images planes provided. The result is a description of a new species, <i>Cypria kempfi</i>, from the Eocene of Northern Germany. The way the fossilisation of this aquatic animal may have occurred is discussed. The possible ecological preferences of the species are considered.</p></div>