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From the Archive: Lords of Marble and the Spear
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2023/3/3/lords-of-marble-and-the-spear-repost
Published: November 5, 2025 17:25
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
What the Actual Hell is Going On (Or, the Great Reg Sprigg Nature Letter "Rejection" Mystery...)
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025/11/2/wtf
Published: November 2, 2025 20:19
In which Max blows your little mind
A History of Geology Reading List, Part 2
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025/10/9/a-history-of-geology-reading-list-part-2
Published: October 9, 2025 18:53
In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people
interested in learning more about the history of geology
For the love of Fortey
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025/9/10/for-the-love-of-fortey
Published: September 10, 2025 15:47
Problematica #40: In which Max pays tribute to the late paleontologist
Richard Fortey by assembling some of his favorite Fortey-an sentences
American Primordial: remembering the late Great Taconic Controversy
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025/7/29/american-primordial
Published: July 29, 2025 17:20
In which Max remembers the biggest American geological brouhaha of the
nineteenth century
Troubling Times at the Tar Pits: Mark Dion’s Excavations Amidst Other Historical Mischiefs
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025/7/9/troubling-times-at-the-tar-pits
Published: July 10, 2025 19:20
In which Alison Laurence looks to La Brea's past and present during dire
times
From the archive: What evidential role should (ancient) DNA play in paleoanthropology?
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/7/20/2025/from-the-archive-helen-de-cruz
Published: June 20, 2025 23:24
Evidence from DNA is extremely powerful: but what role should it play in
reconstructing the evolutionary history of hominids? (By Helen De Cruz)
From Stromatolites to Martian Leopard Spots: Circumstantial Traces and the Reconstruction of Early Life
http://www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025/6/1/from-stromatolites-to-martian-leopard-spots-reconstructing-early-life-and-its-environment
Published: June 1, 2025 23:47
In which Franziska Reinhard analyzes early life research by developing the
concept of a collateral trace