NegativeNull@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · edit-25 months ago‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek weekwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-link‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek weekwww.theguardian.comNegativeNull@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
Makes me sad it’s being sold instead of studied. “For Profit Paleontology” leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months 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-up2·5 months 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.
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.