Oxytropidoceras Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Collector donates fossils to UT Martin (Geology professor accepts Ill. man's trilobite specimens) Jackson Sun, August 5, 2012, http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120807/NEWS01/308070006 George Stone, of Carterville, Ill., made his second gift of museum-quality trilobites to to University of Tennessee at Martin. Best wishes, Paul H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Good news for the reputation of amateurs and their contributions to science. The popular press gets a "D" though: ...trilobites are known as a “living fossil” related to today’s horseshoe crabs....Written after scanning a press release, without any understanding of the subject matter... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 George has been donating to a couple places over the years, we have some here at the Illinois Geological Survey as well. He is very generous with his treasure of trilobites. russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 ''...Besides UT Martin, Stone has donated specimens to universities and museums in multiple states, including the University of Kansas, Southern Illinois University, the University of Indiana, the University of Tennessee and the Missouri and Illinois state museums...''. Fascinating!!!!!!!! A huge congratulations to the great donator!!! Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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