Computer technology brings 300million-year-old spider fossils back to life
Fossils of 300million-year-old spiders have been brought to life with computer technology.
Scientists used a CT scan to generate three dimensional images of two of the creatures, Cryptomartus hindi and Eophrynus prestivicii.Both were around the size of a 50p piece and they lived during the Carboniferous period, before the age of the dinosaurs.
Eophrynus的復原圖
A CT scan of Eophrynus, an ancient spider that lived 300 million years ago. Scientists used a computer technology to generate 3D images
The CT (computerised tomography) scanner, similar to devices used in hospitals, took about 3,000 X-ray photos of each fossil
“秘蛛”Cryptomartus
A reconstruction of Cryptomartus, which was found to have two forward-pointing front legs that may have been used to grab prey
