Purposes and choices on the characterization of fossil samples: parameter test and analytical techniques applied to the comparison of different substrates
Resumen
Historically, paleontology has been concerned with observational and explanatory
issues regarding fossils. However, with the advancement of science and technology,
a new field has been structured within this area: paleometry. This interdisciplinary
effort seeks to understand how we can use a bulk of techniques in order to access
information and interpret data on fossil record. The understanding of limitations and
complementarities among techniques can clarify purposes and choices in
paleontological research. Despite its contribution, paleometry as a science still needs
to be further developed in technical terms. Here, we analyze sediments (sand and
clay), rocks (siltstone and sandstone) and fossils (plants and insects) to compare
and correlate patterns presented during the use of techniques that can facilitate the
researcher's work, such as the use of high tensions related to the use of coating that
allows us to see the sample in greater depth during the use of the Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM), as well as observations that the gradual increase in tensions is
related to a greater detection of elements in the Spectroscopy of Dispersive Energy
(EDS) and its correlation with trace elements found in X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF).
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