Rachel Racicot

Rachel Racicot

Sep 22, 2014

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Update - reduced budget

Hi all, 

We have reduced the budget down to $1050, because this will be enough to acquire at least one of the needed CT scans. While it would have been nice to reach the initial goal, any amount will help towards the CT scans so we decided to cut it down in the interest of moving forward with the project at all. If we can go beyond the new setting of $1050, it would definitely help towards CT scans of Hemiramphus fish skulls and possibly obtaining a full version of the software that I regularly use for making digital models.

Once again, thank you to all my backers and I look forward to being able to obtain the first CT scans of some complete lower jaws of Semirostrum ceruttii!

Best wishes,

Rachel

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About This Project

Fossil whale skulls offer unique insights into evolution and adaptation to life in water. Aspects of skull shape can supply critical data on the ecology, diversity, and disparity of ancient organisms. I will test hypotheses for the function of the bizarre lower jaws (never seen before in a mammal) of the extinct porpoise, Semirostrum ceruttii.
Blast off!

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