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Fossil collecting (sometimes, in a non-scientific sense, fossil hunting) is the collection of the fossils for scientific study, hobby, or profit. Fossil collecting, as practiced by amateurs, is the predecessor of modern paleontology and many still collect fossils and study fossils as amateurs. Professionals and amateurs alike collect fossils for their scientific value. A commercial trade in fossils has long existed, with some of this being practiced illegally.
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College of Wooster students collecting fossils; Ordovician of Indiana.
College of Wooster students collecting fossils; Ordovician of Indiana.
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Painting of Mary Anning made after her death, at the Geological Society/NHMPL, based on a portrait f...
Painting of Mary Anning made after her death, at the Geological Society/NHMPL, based on a portrait f...
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Pleuroceras solare, Amaltheidae; Pyritic specimen; Diameter 3.2 cm; Upper Pliensbachian, Lower Juras...
Pleuroceras solare, Amaltheidae; Pyritic specimen; Diameter 3.2 cm; Upper Pliensbachian, Lower Juras...
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Sharks teeth collected and scanned by me User Debivort 2001.
Sharks teeth collected and scanned by me User Debivort 2001.
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Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, Ulaanbaatar. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistor...
Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, Ulaanbaatar. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistor...
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Tyrannosaurus rex holotype specimen at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh.
Tyrannosaurus rex holotype specimen at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh.
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