
Wanna back up rare fossils or 5-million-year-old salmon? Get a 3D printer!
For years, paleontologists are trying to duplicate fragile fossils without damaging them. Now researchers at the University of Oregon are making use of a relatively inexpensive 3D printer to print a 3D model of a rare fossil – the remains of a 5-million-year old saber toothed salmon.
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