This Video Game Software Helps Us Do Paleontology

The same technology that helps you rack up kills in your favorite FPS games also helps paleontologists solve million-year-old mysteries. Thanks to Dr. Anne Kort for helping us with this video!

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Sources:
(shoutout to Dr. Anne Kort for this video inspiration!)
Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHTB46FpnyA
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172047
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