DOI: 10.56367/oag-052-12357 ISSN: 2516-3817

Promoting ethical fossil collecting: Extraordinary examples from 19th-century museums

Loren E. Babcock

Promoting ethical fossil collecting: Extraordinary examples from 19th-century museums

Loren E. Babcock, in this compelling natural history focus, spotlights ethical collecting and highlights extraordinary examples from 19th-century museums. Surprising discoveries often come from old museum collections. Museums care for and interpret the world’s scientific and cultural property. (1,2) Their collections of natural history specimens are a frontline resource for scientific research, and they promote scientific literacy through teaching and engaging the public. (3)

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