‘Fossils need curators. A raw lump of stone must be prepared and cleaned before it can be studied as a fossil; scientists of the past may well have inadvertently destroyed interesting surface layers.’ Liam Shaw on the evolution of palaeontology: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... - ThreadSky

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‘Fossils need curators. A raw lump of stone must be prepared and cleaned before it can be studied as a fossil; scientists of the past may well have inadvertently destroyed interesting surface layers.’

Liam Shaw on the evolution of palaeontology:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n02/liam-shaw/petrifying-juices

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