Take a dive into the seas of the Jurassic period 180 million years ago and discover the life of the tiny vampire squid that live there using the power of x-rays!

"2D X-Ray vision” has been applied to the study of fossils for more than a century, but the modern 3D techniques often reveal astonishing, previously unseen features. A Jurassic vampire squid, probably the most exquisitely preserved fossil cephalopod known, is used to illustrate the power of the approach. But there’s much more - study of the sediment enclosing this fossil provides potent clues to the environment in which the animal lived and died.

By Dr Ru Smith, Adjunct Professor of Geology at Universiti Malaya.