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In the lab

Maria at the Soleil synchrotron facility analysing fossil chemistry Maria at the Soleil synchrotron facility analysing fossil chemistry

FTIR microscope showing the micro-diamond in contact with a rock sample FTIR microscope showing the micro-diamond in contact with a rock sample

Aaron working at the fume hood, extracting melanin pigments from animal tissues Aaron working at the fume hood, extracting melanin pigments from animal tissues

Tiffany's feather samples which we are studying to compare with fossils Tiffany's feather samples which we are studying to compare with fossils

Chris Rogers examining some melanin extracts under the light microscope Chris Rogers examining some melanin extracts under the light microscope

Valentina, Bea and Dan working on melanin extractions Valentina, Bea and Dan working on melanin extractions

Aaron checking the purity of one of his melanin extracts Aaron checking the purity of one of his melanin extracts

Daniel polishing a resin plug containing a tiny sample of fossil soft tissue Daniel polishing a resin plug containing a tiny sample of fossil soft tissue

Valentina’s fossil fish specimens, ready for sampling Valentina’s fossil fish specimens, ready for sampling

Maria welding gold capsules for our fossilization experiments Maria welding gold capsules for our fossilization experiments

Maria cutting ultrathin sections of fossil soft tissues using our ultramicrotome Maria cutting ultrathin sections of fossil soft tissues using our ultramicrotome

Maria at the synchrotron, checking that the fossil specimen is mounted correctly Maria at the synchrotron, checking that the fossil specimen is mounted correctly

Tiffany dissecting feathers for experiments Tiffany dissecting feathers for experiments

Valentina using the ToF-SIMS Valentina using the ToF-SIMS

Valentina at the synchrotron facility, analysing the amount of Cu in our samples Valentina at the synchrotron facility, analysing the amount of Cu in our samples

Valentina cutting sections of tissues with a microtome Valentina cutting sections of tissues with a microtome

Valentina loading a sample into an x-ray machine Valentina loading a sample into an x-ray machine

Valentina at the synchrotron facility, doing some data analysis Valentina at the synchrotron facility, doing some data analysis

Ireland's Fossil Heritage

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30,

Dr Jess Franklin, Science Engagement Officer - jfranklin@ucc.ie
Professor Maria McNamara, Professor of Palaeontology - maria.mcnamara@ucc.ie

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