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From Agrippa to Zuniceratops
Extinct is a resource for philosophers, palaeontologists, and enthusiasts. We provide monthly posts and occasional news dedicated to the intersection of history, philosophy and palaeontology.
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In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people interested in learning more about the history of geology
Problematica #40: In which Max pays tribute to the late paleontologist Richard Fortey by assembling some of his favorite Fortey-an sentences
In which Max remembers the biggest American geological brouhaha of the nineteenth century
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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