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Blatantly mislabeled stuff being rediscovered in archives and dusty back shelves of museums is more the rule than the exception. It happens all the time. There'
by roywiggins 7y ago
Blatantly mislabeled stuff being rediscovered in archives and dusty back shelves of museums is more the rule than the exception. It happens all the time. There's way more stuff collecting dust in museum archives than there are subject matter experts to review them.
For instance:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/historians-find-long-lost-galileo-letter-hiding-in-plain-site-at-royal-society/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/historians-find-long...
- Someone 7y agoAlso, natural history museums are good places to discover new species. - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-the-new-species-748819/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-the-new-s...: “Helgen notes that two out of three new mammal species are discovered in museum collection cabinets” - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190925120420.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190925120420.h...: “New species of crocodile discovered in museum collections” - http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141230-the-new-species-hiding-in-museums http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141230-the-new-species-hidi...: “Here are five extraordinary new species that have been discovered in museums in recent years”