A Place for Fossils
* Re “Down to the Bone,” Aug. 18:
For many decades Orange County paleontologists and archeologists have spent countless hours recovering what amounts to one of the richest collections of fossils and ancient artifacts in the nation. It is very disturbing to hear that these collections are being stored away in some county warehouse.
Like the counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego, it is time for the county of Orange to provide a centralized natural history museum that can catalog, store , study and display the ancient relics.
A museum could display fascinating arrangement of flora and fauna that span millions of years. This facility could also provide an excellent opportunity for millions to learn about the county’s extraordinary yet very distinct natural history.
DAVID A. ALEXANDER
Lake Forest
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