Ten recommendations for scanning foraminifera by X-ray computed tomography

• Published in: Journal of micropalaeontology Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 107 - 117
• Main Authors: Searle-Barnes, Alex, Brombacher, Anieke, Katsamenis, Orestis, Rankin, Kathryn, Mavrogordato, Mark, Ezard, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bath Copernicus GmbH 29.04.2025; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Case studies; Computed tomography; Computers; Cores; CT imaging; Environmental research; Florists; Fossil foraminifera; Fossils; Laboratories; Life history; Marine sediments; Medical imaging; Methods; Ontogeny; Protection and preservation; Scanners; Scanning; Sediments (Geology); Sensors; Software; Taxonomy; Tomography; X-rays

Marine sediment cores uniquely provide a temporally high-resolution and well-preserved archive of foraminifera fossils, which are essential for understanding environmental, ecological, and evolutionary dynamics over geological timescales. Foraminifera preserve their entire ontogeny in their fossiliz...