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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Paleontology / June 2005Farrell Fossils online
Hi, Farrell Fossils is now online at http://conorfarrell.ecrater.com/ and I am currently selling a selection of dinosaur bones. More items will be added in the near future! Conor http://conorfarrell.ecrater.com/ > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Conor > http://conorfarrell.ecrater.com/ How many of them are black or gray market items? How much science cannot now be done because the matrix and site information has been lost?  SignatureJohn S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project University of Queensland - Blog: evolvethought.blogspot.com "Darwin's theory has no more to do with philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Tractatus 4.1122 >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > How many of them are black or gray market items? How much science cannot > now be done because the matrix and site information has been lost? And how much of it is stuff the museums don't want because they don't have the space to store every fossil that ever formed? >>>Hi, >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > And how much of it is stuff the museums don't want because they don't have > the space to store every fossil that ever formed? It would be worth knowing, either way. There is a major problem at the moment in improperly prepared fossil specimens being sold on the black market, at the same time raising the cost of fossils beyond the means of museums, and making the material less worthwhile from a scientific perspective. I saw a report, I think by an Australian team but I can't recall for sure, in which they suggested that almost all fossils for sale were of the black market kind. Many had been sent out of China illegally (to avoid returning the fossils to the Chinese scientists who might otherwise have made investigations of them, under Chinese law). And many of them were illegally taken from national parks or sites that were protected under national law. An example was the fossil footprints of a dinosaur herd from northern West Australia. The smugglers chiseled them out of the matrix, and although they were caught, the damage had been done. [All from memory, but it ought not be too hard to find details.] SignatureJohn S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project University of Queensland - Blog: evolvethought.blogspot.com "Darwin's theory has no more to do with philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Tractatus 4.1122 > It would be worth knowing, either way. There is a major problem at the moment > in improperly prepared fossil specimens being sold on the black market, at the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > [All from memory, but it ought not be too hard to find details.] I agree. I obtain fossils from my own land and reputable dealers only. I also ensure that all fossils have been obtained from private lands. Hope this clears things up. Conor Farrell >>It would be worth knowing, either way. There is a major problem at the moment >>in improperly prepared fossil specimens being sold on the black market, at the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Conor Farrell Thanks for the clarification. Good to go, then... SignatureJohn Wilkins - Biohumanities Project, University of Queensland "What's a philosopher ?" said Brutha. "Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting," said a voice in his head. (Terry Pratchett, Small Gods) >>>>Hi, >>>> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > [All from memory, but it ought not be too hard to find details.] Considering the harsh living conditions of the Chinese farmers I can feel sorry for them. The rest pretty much deserve what they get if they looted it from a park. On the other hand for every fossil worth spending time on there are countless ones that aren't complete enough or of something that is rather common. An awful lot of good discoveries have been made in museum basements. |
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