Numerical methods for the reconstruction of fossil material in three dimensions
1979; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 116; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0016756800043624
ISSN1469-5081
Autores Tópico(s)Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
ResumoSummary Distances measured between homologous reference points on fragmentary fossil material can be used to recover a three-dimensional framework by operations of standard matrix algebra. A procedure that combines both linear and non-linear algorithms is described and illustrated in a simple reconstruction of Waptia fieldensis. The approach attempts to provide a modelling process in which a palaeontologist can explore the geometrical consequences of fossil measurements through continuous interaction with programmed reconstructions.
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