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The early version of the method required more fossil material than a museum would reasonably sacrifice from such an important and irreplaceable specimen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

He studied sweat ducts—healthy ones and his own—and discovered that in a CF specimen the sodium and the chloride that make up salt were not re-integrating after being processed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Remarkably, evidence of that ancient meal survived in fossilized feces, preserving what researchers describe as the finest feather specimen yet discovered from the age of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Having access to a preserved specimen had also meant an opportunity to examine authentic animal hair in a controlled and ethical way, he said, without needing to disturb a live animal.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Next to it was a five-gallon specimen bottle of thick glass containing the strangest beast I had ever seen.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"The sheer volume of specimens we have coming in is our problem," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

She suggested that Schroeder examine some of the undescribed specimens as part of her dissertation, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

In this case, combining 19th-century museum specimens with observations of living frog populations allowed researchers to determine that Pristimantis milpe deserved recognition as a distinct species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

Prehistoric specimens from the region's sun-baked soil were identified this year as two new species -- Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis and the long-necked Uragasaurus kalasinensis.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“We have more than three hundred thousand specimens from one hundred and sixty-six countries,” he said.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart