Graphics in computational paleontology

It makes sense that humans-with their forward-facing eyes-would understand the patterns of the world through sight rather than sound. The form of creatures long past, their evolution and growth, even the development of our own form as we grow in life are mysteries to us today. But, buried in the past are keys to unlocking our understanding of form. We may still use tools such as picks and shovels to uncover them, but today paleontologists are also using computers and graphics to dig into the past. Sometimes the discovery of something new helps us unlock mysteries of the distant past, and sometimes discovering something about the distant past unlocks a mystery of today.