In which Max asks what an argument for repatriating a fossil might look like in the absence of demonstrable illegality in the acquisition of that fossil
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What the Actual Hell is Going On (Or, the Great Reg Sprigg Nature "Rejection" Mystery...)
In which Max blows your little mind
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A History of Geology Reading List, Part 2
In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people interested in learning more about the history of geology
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For the love of Fortey
Problematica #40: In which Max pays tribute to the late paleontologist Richard Fortey by assembling some of his favorite Fortey-an sentences
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American Primordial: remembering the Great Taconic Controversy
In which Max remembers the biggest American geological brouhaha of the nineteenth century
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Troubling Times at the Tar Pits: Mark Dion’s Excavations Amidst Other Historical Mischiefs
In which Alison Laurence looks to La Brea's past and present during dire times
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