specimens
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The site contains multiple fossil quarries that have been excavated for decades and continues to yield exceptionally preserved specimens from the Late Triassic.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
After returning to the Galápagos, the researchers brought dozens of deep-sea specimens to the Charles Darwin Research Station for examination.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
"It also appears that pathologists may have actively sourced specimens from coronial autopsies to give to the museum," he added.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The wrongdoing was uncovered last year after an investigation found that between 1966 and 1991 pathologists may have "actively sourced" 177 human specimens collected during autopsies before handing them to a university museum.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The nuns sold their best specimens and kept the less perfect ones to eat themselves, though Malcolm thought Sister Fenella’s pies tasted pretty good, whatever the apples looked like.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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