NegativeNull@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · edit-229 days ago‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek weekwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: fossils@feddit.uk
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-link‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek weekwww.theguardian.comNegativeNull@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · edit-229 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fossils@feddit.uk
Makes me sad it’s being sold instead of studied. “For Profit Paleontology” leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up32·29 days agoWe need laws that say that pre-historic fossils can only be housed in museums, universities, and other places of learning / study / exhibition.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days agoThey get replicated and museums buy those instead sadly
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·28 days agoIf they are replicated more than once then this sounds like a good deal. So long as science has access to the originals.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·28 days agoThe best fossils are reproduced a lot. I think Stan the trex is bought by an investor in Abu Dhabi. But we got copies of it all over the world.
We need laws that say that pre-historic fossils can only be housed in museums, universities, and other places of learning / study / exhibition.
They get replicated and museums buy those instead sadly
If they are replicated more than once then this sounds like a good deal.
So long as science has access to the originals.
The best fossils are reproduced a lot. I think Stan the trex is bought by an investor in Abu Dhabi. But we got copies of it all over the world.