| Abstract Detail
Recent Topics Posters Kouwenberg, Lenny [1], Hines, Rebekah [2], McElwain, Jennifer [3]. Processing thin and fragmented fossil cuticles: a new transfer technique using polyester overlays. Extraction and chemical processing of fragmented cuticles from fossil leaves are facilitated by a new non-destructive technique. Transfer of fossil cuticle onto polyester overlays renders whole-leaf maceration unnecessary. Several existing techniques are compared in terms of facility, safety and performance during chemical processing. The polyester overlay technique is completely safe and extremely easy to apply for the preparation of fragile and fragmented cuticles, while preserving the fossil specimen and reducing chemical processing time. Moreover, both leaf surfaces can be accessed for study.
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1 - Field Museum of Natural History, Department of Geology, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60605, USA
2 - Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, Arizona, 85287-1404, USA
3 - University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD Science Centre West, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Co. Dublin, D4, Ireland
Keywords:
paleobotany
cuticle
technique.
Presentation Type: Recent Topics Poster
Session: P
Location: Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/Hilton
Date: Sunday, July 8th, 2007
Time: 8:00 AM
Number: P79036
Abstract ID:2713 |
