Re: I'm late, I'm late...

[Danvarner@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-09-24 13:15:43 EDT, Dinogeorge wrote:

<< Sold to a private
 collector and now lost to science, at least until said collector passes on
and
 relatives sell off specimen for cash. Dealer told me collector does not want
 his/her identity known, so I don't know who he/she is. >>

  So in other words, the dealer (also nameless) is also responsible for the
loss of this specimen to science. Nice. Who owns all the copious contextual
information associated with this specimen (field notes, field sketches, prep
notes, etc.). Are its papers in order? Surely, it had permission to leave its
homeland. Dan Varner.