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Archive Home > 2007 > December > 09 > Stealing prehistory

Stealing prehistory

Taking remains from public lands doesn’t just disturb the fossil record, say parks officials – it’s usually illegal, too

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
December 9, 2007

JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS — Some summer days, National Park Service Ranger Scott Ritner can simply sit on a bench underneath a gnarly juniper tree and watch people commit a federal offense.

They’ll hop a low wooden fence at the base of Leaf Hill, pick up the bleached rocks that....

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