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How to start fossil hunting in the Balkans (Greece, Albania, Bulgaria etc.)
Kostas Pratis posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello to everyone! I'm a chemical engineering student in Greece who has paleontology and geology as a hobby. I see a lot of people abroad finding fossils and studying actual samples and I am looking for a way to start on my own someday. What is the best way to start? What are key fossil sites in the Balkans? Are there cases where it is ethical to take fossils for personal interest? In Greece where I live (specifically Athens) there are Penteli and Pikermi with known fossil sites. Additionally, fossils have been found in several islands of the Aegean Pelagos. I have zero knowledge of fossil sites in other countries. As far as ethics are concerned, I believe someone acquiring a fossil should communicate with a university that can collect data and improve its knowledge. A person on their own cannot easily conduct research, not only because of the tools and machines that might be needed but also because they don't have complete knowledge of the fossil record. Also, keeping a fossil for decoration should be done, in my opinion, if the fossil isn't needed to improve the fossil record or if the collector can keep the fossil after research goals have been achieved. I don't want to expand a lot on the subject. I'd love to hear other opinions on the subject and learn about finding fossils. -
Pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer human-made flight
msantix posted a topic in Fossil News
Studying Pterosaur fossils could be helpful to provide solutions to modern flight issues such as self launch and aerial stability https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200415133640.htm Cell Press. (2020, April 15). Pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer human-made flight. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 16, 2020