Heated dimethyl sulfoxide matrix dissolution (Chondrichthyes)

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Method synopsis

Chemical breakdown of fossil-bearing sedimentary matrix using heated dimethyl sulfoxide to extract microvertebrate fossils for taxonomic identification.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — New Upper Cretaceous Microvertebrate Assemblage from the Williams Fork Formation, northwestern Colorado, U.S.A., and its Paleoenvironmental Implications (2022), Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Matrix processing
   Breakdown of fossil bearing matrix was achieved with the use of heated dimethyl sulfoxide acid treatment
   Quantities: Not specifiedDuration: Not specifiedConditions: Laboratory conditions with heating
   Equipment: heated dimethyl sulfoxide

Typical Equipment

• heated dimethyl sulfoxide

Output Measurements

• microvertebrate fossil specimens
• taxonomic identifications

Papers Using This Protocol (1)