Note: The following video is in Portuguese, with English subtitles.
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The colonial legacy in fossil collections is evident. During colonial times, museums were used as repositories for many things, including fossils from conquered lands. The current state of the field has built on this legacy, with many paleontologists practicing ‘parachute science’, whereby Western researchers drop into developing country to collect fossil data without engaging local researchers or communities. This has led to a growing power and knowledge imbalance with regards to who gets to do research and where.
Raja, N. B*., Dunne, E. M.*, Matiwane, A., Khan, T. M., Nätscher, P. S., Ghilardi, A. M., & Chattopadhyay, D. (2021). Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-10.
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Cisneros, J. C., Ghilardi, A. M., Raja, N. B., & Stewens, P. P. (2021). The moral and legal imperative to return illegally exported fossils.. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-2.
