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Mason Hintermeister posted a new specimen. 7 months ago
7 months ago7 months agoMason Hintermeister has contributed specimen mFeM 76219 to myFOSSIL!
Mason Hintermeister posted a new specimen. 7 months ago
Mason Hintermeister has contributed specimen mFeM 76219 to myFOSSIL!
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Very cool find @mason-hintermeister, @vperez or @bill-heim can take a look and verify your ID!
Thank you, but I didn’t find it. I bought it as indicated in the field notes. I assumed that’s alright as long as the Locale information is preserved? If not I can remove it. I’m fairly certain of the ID 🙂
You can post it as a specimen but it can’t be marked as research grade. It will be marked as curated instead.
Understood. Though I think if researchers ignored every fossil that had changed hands, it would be to the detriment of paleontology.
@trevor-rempert @mason-hintermeister Usually, for a specimen to be considered research-grade within a repository, it cannot be logged in another collection/repository. In this case, as it is a bought specimen, I’m going to tag in @sadie-mills and @samantha-ocon! Do you know if this specimen has been curated in any other collections? The issue lies…[Read more]
@mackenzie-ross-2 I posted an oligocene dolphin tooth which I may donate to the Calvert Marin Museum, should I delete it from here?
@mason-hintermeister @trevor-rempert @bill-heim Hi everyone, there seems to be some confusion here. Specimens that were bought/traded/etc. can still be marked as research grade, as long as the specimen was obtained legally and locality information is accurate.
Mason, if you decide to donate a specimen to another museum that you’ve uploaded, you…[Read more]