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Ancient Roman May Have Been the World’s First Collector of Sea Monster Fossils

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An ancient Roman collected sea monster fossils—possibly the world's first such collection—but researchers remain unsure whether the collector was a proto-paleontologist or a Greek mythology enthusiast, according to io9.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/ancient-roman-may-have-been-the-world...

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