Fossils collected by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798), including trilobites. (Updated over a year ago)

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MOTHER NATURE: Pennant throught there were 'antedeluvion relics' deposited in the earth before the Great Flood described in the Bible. He thought they were about 5000 years old, while in fact the trilobites are closer to 500 million yhears old. "

Tags: biological specimen , early modern , fossil , scientific

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 24, 2007.

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