As Regards Burt's Trilobites

Dead Trilobite in a Jar by Bugmaker on Flickr

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Hello Dr. Sarriugrać,

I am responding to your letter dated November 11, 2009 in regards to Mr. Bacharach's collection of rare trilobites. My name is Christopher Scott and I manage Burt's collection on his behalf. Unfortunately, we are not now nor do we ever expect to be interested in the type of offer which you detail.

Without giving offense, Mr. Bacharach and I wish to convey our strong disapproval of your ideas. These fossils ought to be considered precious, a natural resource for generations to come. You cite Jack Horner's recovery of soft tissues from Tyrannosaur bones^[1] as strong theoretical evidence, however, we do not consider them worthy of action. All of the trilobites you have suggested are many times older and smaller than Dr. Horner's thigh bones. Please understand: Mr. Bacharach and I are indeed naturally hesitant to compromise these specimens, but even more hesitant given the limited experimental data.

It merits saying that we are also somewhat uneasy with the specific collection items in which you are interested. Not to put too fine a point on it, but by requesting the genera Dicranurus^[2], Comura^[3], Andegavia^[4], and Walliserops^[5], organisms vastly seperated in geologic history, you seem to be fixating on the more exotic and even frightening animals. Further, you even characterize their shared qualities as "fantastical, spine-tingling, and alien." I, for one, do not believe that the general public's first encounter with resurrected animals should be "spine-tingling." Please reconsider your motivations, Dr. Sarriugrać.

We thank you NOT to write us with any further correspondence.

         regards,

         Christopher P. Scott
         Fossils Collection Manager

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Notes:
[1] - Science, 25 March 2005, Soft-Tissue Vessels and Cellular Preservation in Tyrannosaurus rex
[2] - Dicranurus monstrosus

[3] - Comura sp.

[4] - Andegavia sp.

[5] - Walliserops trifurcates

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