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
Read MoreFrom the archive: What evidential role should (ancient) DNA play in paleoanthropology?
Evidence from DNA is extremely powerful: but what role should it play in reconstructing the evolutionary history of hominids? (By Helen De Cruz, 1978–2025)
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From Stromatolites to Martian Leopard Spots: Circumstantial Traces and the Reconstruction of Early Life
In which Franziska Reinhard analyzes early life research by developing the concept of a “circumstantial trace”
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Ode to Opabinia, or Why You Don't Hear as Much About Problematic Fossils as you Used to
In which Max examines the history of research on that Burgess oddball, Opabinia regalis, and asks why this problematic fossil is less problematic than it used to be
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