3D fossil technology

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"ScienceDaily (Feb. 12, 2011) — Portable laser scanning technology allows researchers to tote their latest fossil discovery from the field to the lab in the form of lightweight digital data stored on a laptop. But sharing that data as a 3D model with others requires standard formats that are currently lacking, say paleontologists at Southern Methodist University."

Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110211124615.htm