The Passionate Collector - George Rae FossilsAn exhibition of fossils collected by
George Rae and bequeathed to the Hunterian Museum
11th September - 20th December 2003 
Eclectic collection George collected a variety
of ancient objects in addition to his fossils. Archaeological artefacts
including prehistoric flints were found in his earlier collection.
As his collection grew, George
became more concerned with conservation issues relating to geological
sites. He was very upset when he found out that fossils from protected sites were
being sold to dealers and other collectors. He became disillusioned with
some collectors and nearly destroyed some of his research on a particular
specimen that was sold. Thankfully, his research still exists and
is being worked on by other scientists in the hope of eventually publishing
his findings.
Measurements are of the fossil not the field of view unless otherwise stated
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