Thanks for the link. Sadly, it doesn't surprise me, it's another case of what I call "Ivory Tower Arrogance." One of my other hobbies is collecting fossil shark teeth, and the same type of thing happens between private collectors and academics. Private collectors have, *by far*, the most amount of knowledge and specimens. And most are extremely bright and willing to share with others. But God forbid that a "scientist" would actually collaborate with a lowly private collector. And similarly to this reptile/amphibian situation, many of the academics would be happy to ban private collecting of fossils. Kind of sad, really, since it actually impedes real scientific progress. As a result, some of the fossil/evolutionary theories coming out of even places like the Smithsonian have been laughable.



Thanks for sharing your story,

Ed







>>I didn't want to take up too much room here so I posted this on the link below:

>>Irony and Golden frogs

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