Paleometry: A brand new area in Brazilian science

Materials Research

Adriana De Oliveira Delgado²  Pedro Victor Buck¹  Gabriel Ladeira Osés¹  Renato Pirani Ghilardi¹  Elidiane Cipriano Rangel¹  Mirian Liza Alves Forancelli Pacheco¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Carlos Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias para Sustentabilidade Sorocaba SP ,Brazil

关键词: paleometry;    FTIR;    SEM;    EDX;    calcite;    fossilization;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1516-1439.288514

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Paleometry is a promising research field that brings together different areas, such as physics and chemistry, applied to paleobiological issues. In spite of being recognized abroad, it is a new research field in Brazil. The most important characteristic is the application of mostly non-destructive techniques to the study of fossils. This work compiles some paleometrical applications to different geological contexts, such as the synthesis of hard skeleton in Corumbella werneri, geochemical aspects about fresh water bivalves from the Bauru Group and the exceptional preservation of arthropods from the Crato Member. Diffuse Reflectance Infrared (DRIFT) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) were complementary to elucidate the types of skeletogenesys in Corumbella. In the case of the bivalves, DRIFT revealed to be important to elucidate aspects about death and fossilization. Among arthropods, morphological analysis with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) associated with EDX was more profitable to understand fossilization process and paleoenvironmental implications.

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