Paleodontology key from the past to the future: Indian perspective

Abstract

India's national shrug toward its fossil riches began decades ago. Paleodontology, a rich field with a long and fascinating past offers promising future. Decoding the forensic bioarchaeological information contained in the dried bones and teeth seems to be a challenge for field experts. With a combination of visual examination, metric and microscopic analysis and carbon-14 dating, paleontologists can uncover hidden findings. Three dimensional technology offers a large potential for fields such as palaeontology, archaeology, and forensics, by producing bone, teeth, and artefact replicas