5 Greatest Palaeontology Hoaxes Of All Time #4: Irritator
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 11:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Faked fossils hold up science; there’s no two ways about it. Palaeontologists need a thick skin to realize that sometimes, those hours spent examining and interpreting a fossil may have been entirely wasted. Sometimes, although the fossil may have been tampered with, the work may not have been wholly in vain, and there may be still viable science that can be done. And sometimes, like in this week's hoaxed fossil, there can be a whole new family of dinosaurs to describe. read more