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RE: Specimen not in collection - usable?
> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]
> On Behalf Of Andrew A. Farke
>
> Pedro Andrade wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Just had this question: imagine a specimen worthy of study
> is found in the field, but removing it from its location
> would be impossible given the geology of the place (too
> risky, too expensive, etc... it's just a thought experiment).
> Could it still be studied, given it couldn't be taken to a
> museum collection and given a specimen number? If so, how
> would someone publish it?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Pedro Andrade
>
> This happens relatively frequently in paleoichnology - in
> this case, a cast is often made of the footprint and
> deposited in a museum.
DOCTOR Farke (I am assuming he passed...) took the first set of words out of
my mouth (er, fingers...)
Additionally, various institutions (Dinosaur National Monument; Dinosaur
Provincial Park; Ashfall; Ichthyosaur State Park; etc.) have skeletons
protected but in the field. I would imagine there is a protocol for these
institutions to record specimen numbers for them even if they aren't
physically stored in a museum.
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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