Houston Museum of Natural Science
HMNS Fossil Snake CT Scanning at Methodist Hospital
"Mystery Solved! It's an amphibian!" Dr. Bob Bakker, the Museum's visiting curator of paleontology, could immediately tell that the North Texas fossil was an amphibian. The exact species will take more time to identify.
Today (9.10.10), technicians at The Methodist Hospital performed a 64-point CT scan of a fossil snake from the Museum’s collection. And not just any snake, but the best preserved Caenozoic snake known in a scientific collection in the USA. The scan was successful, and we’re still analyzing the data. We hope to have some additional information posted on the Museum’s blog soon. The fossil itself will go on display at the Museum in 2012.
HMNS Fossil Snake CT Scanning at Methodist Hospital
"Mystery Solved! It's an amphibian!" Dr. Bob Bakker, the Museum's visiting curator of paleontology, could immediately tell that the North Texas fossil was an amphibian. The exact species will take more time to identify.
Today (9.10.10), technicians at The Methodist Hospital performed a 64-point CT scan of a fossil snake from the Museum’s collection. And not just any snake, but the best preserved Caenozoic snake known in a scientific collection in the USA. The scan was successful, and we’re still analyzing the data. We hope to have some additional information posted on the Museum’s blog soon. The fossil itself will go on display at the Museum in 2012.