Figure 3: Micro-CT images of Cambroctoconus orientalis SNUP7051. | Nature Communications

Figure 3: Micro-CT images of Cambroctoconus orientalis SNUP7051.

From: A stem-group cnidarian described from the mid-Cambrian of China and its significance for cnidarian evolution

Figure 3

(a) A projection image of SkyScan1172. The portion with higher density of the skeleton is represented darker in the image. The internal cavity of the skeleton is filled with precipitated silica, hence higher in density. Scale bar is 5 mm. (b,c) 3-D reconstructions with white lines indicating the horizontal and perpendicular surfaces, which are shown in d–k and l–p, respectively. The cavity-filling silica is represented with a bright colour in d–p. Note that the individual represented in d–p possesses a conical protuberance.

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