Synchrotron scanning of 4 middle Permian skulls at the ESRF

This is an application to scan Gorgonopsian specimen BP-1-8260, and anomodont specimens BP/1/8131, BP/1/8258, and BP/1/8259 at the European Synchrotron and Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France. All four specimens likely represent new species from the lower middle Permian of South Africa and as such, it is important that their description is accompanied by the best CT data possible. Regular CT proved inneffective, unfortunately. The specimens will be hand-carried as hand luggage by Julien Benoit to the ESRF (Grenoble, France) on the 11 April 2022 and back to Johannesburg on 1 May 2022. This is a non-destructive experiment.