Dennis Voeten Analyzing the <i>Archaeopteryx</i>'s Bones (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Dennis Voeten Analyzing the <i>Archaeopteryx</i>'s Bones

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Dennis Voeten indicates the bone wall thickness of the 'Chicken Wing' specimen of Archaeopteryx on the top computer screen for comparison against the bone walls of a primitive pterosaur on the bottom screen. A three-dimensional model of the 'Chicken Wing' is held up, the referred bone cross section is that of the humerus, the uppermost arm bone visible most right on the 3-D-printed model.

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