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From the Archive: Lords of Marble and the Spear
From the Archive: Lords of Marble and the Spear

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

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What the Actual Hell is Going On (Or, the Great Reg Sprigg Nature "Rejection" Mystery...)
What the Actual Hell is Going On (Or, the Great Reg Sprigg Nature "Rejection" Mystery...)

In which Max blows your little mind

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A History of Geology Reading List, Part 2
A History of Geology Reading List, Part 2

In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people interested in learning more about the history of geology

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For the love of Fortey
For the love of Fortey

Problematica #40: In which Max pays tribute to the late paleontologist Richard Fortey by assembling some of his favorite Fortey-an sentences

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American Primordial: remembering the Great Taconic Controversy
American Primordial: remembering the Great Taconic Controversy

In which Max remembers the biggest American geological brouhaha of the nineteenth century

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Troubling Times at the Tar Pits: Mark Dion’s Excavations Amidst Other Historical Mischiefs
Troubling Times at the Tar Pits: Mark Dion’s Excavations Amidst Other Historical Mischiefs

In which Alison Laurence looks to La Brea's past and present during dire times

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Max's new Cambrian paper
Max's new Cambrian paper
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Max's new Ediacaran paper
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OMG OMG OMG
OMG OMG OMG
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Naw, F**k That
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Not as Alien as it Looks
Not as Alien as it Looks
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Philosophy and Paleontology Online Talk (April 2)
Philosophy and Paleontology Online Talk (April 2)
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