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SSP4.4 | Frontiers in analytical techniques of fossils and their modern analogues
EDI
Frontiers in analytical techniques of fossils and their modern analogues
Convener: Cinzia Bottini | Co-conveners: Jorijntje Henderiks, Niels de WinterECSECS, Hongrui Zhang
The geological record has the unique advantage of providing evidence for how different organisms have adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions in the past, and provides data to complement our understanding of the possible modifications in individual species as a consequence of current climate changes. In this regard, the assessment of new analytical techniques in the study of fossils is instrumental to not only better understand organism functioning and adaptation, but also for the identification of new paleoecological proxies.
The aim of this session is to present the state of the art of the most advanced techniques and innovative or alternative approaches applied in the study of micro- and macrofossils and their modern analogues. We welcome researchers experimenting with non-conventional approaches such as nano-XRF and tomography, different isotope systems, and 3D reconstructions, amongst others.