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Paleohistology

What is Paleohistology?

Paleohistology is the study of the microscopic structure of fossil specimens. Thin-section slides are used to study fossilized bone, ossified tendon, eggshell, teeth and coprolites (fossilized feces).

Paleohistology at the Museum of the Rockies

Ellen-Thérèse Lamm - Research Associate & Histology Technician
“T-rex Rocks” Tyrannosaurus rex bone thin-section slide. Polarized light with wave plate awarded first place in Microscopy Society of America Annual Photomicrograph Competition, 2006
The Histology Lab
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