A gaze across millennia: Richard Fortey remade the world with fossils

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Richard Fortey remade the world with fossils
The palaeontologist, writer and TV presenter died on March 7th, aged 79
The map on the hotel wall said “Good fossils here”, so Richard Fortey, then 14, did not hesitate. He seized his geologist’s hammer, braved the gorse and got down to the…

This story appeared on economist.com, 2025-03-20 14:31:29.
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