Preparation of serial sections
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- internal anatomy-and-microstructure
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Paleontological Society Special Publications
- Vol. 4, 146-156
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s2475262200005086
Abstract
Serial sectioning (also referred to as serial grinding) is used to investigate the internal structures of three-dimensional (rock or fossil). In this process series of sections are ground or cut in sequence through a specimen to reveal its internal structures. The specimen is ground down against an abrasive surface (e.g., abrasive powder on a sheet of steel or a rotating diamond wheel on a lathe) or cut with a saw blade. The details of each section can be recorded by drawing or photography. A permanent record of each surface can be made by taking acetate peels and mounting them in glass slides (Wilson and Palmer, this volume, Chapter 13). Serial section information can be digitized and reconstructed in three-dimensions using computer techniques (Chapman, this volume, Chapter 15).Keywords
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