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<p>The Natural Science Collections Alliance has prepared a short
report on how fossils are used in scientific research. “Celebrating the
Knowledge and the Mystery of Fossils” shows how researchers use fossils
to understand evolution of species and reconstruct Earth’s ancient
climate.</p>
<p><br></p><p>“Fossil collections are extremely important for those of us who study
evolutionary biology because 99 percent of species lived in the past,
by some estimates,” explains Dr. Judith E. Skog, professor emeritus at
George Mason University. “If we did not understand these organisms and
their environments, we would have a skewed view of evolutionary
processes.”</p>
<p><br></p><p>Download a free copy of the issue brief at <a href="http://nscalliance.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nsca_fossils.pdf">http://nscalliance.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nsca_fossils.pdf</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Access other reports in NSC Alliance’s series “On the Importance of Scientific Collections” at <a href="http://nscalliance.org/?page_id=10">http://nscalliance.org/?page_id=10</a>.
</p><br><br><div><span name="x"></span><div><div><div>Julie Palakovich Carr<br>Public Policy Manager<br>American Institute of Biological Sciences<br>1444 I Street, NW Suite 200<br>Washington, DC 20005<br>202-568-8117<br>www.aibs.org<br></div></div></div><span name="x"></span><br></div><br></div></body></html>