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Dinosaur tracks
Lasers Record, Preserve Dino Tracks
November 14, 2009 | Southern Methodist University

Portable 3D laser technology can be used to scan fossils for data to create three-dimensional replicas. An example of this is in Glen Rose, Texas, where a dinosaur track was built into a courthouse wall.


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