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Provenance

The documented history of a specimen: where and when it was collected, by whom, under what permission, and every owner since.

The documented history of a specimen: where and when it was collected, by whom, under what permission, and every owner since. Provenance is what makes a fossil legal to sell, scientifically usable and worth more than a look-alike without it.

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Stratum Study. "Provenance" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/provenance. Accessed 2026-09-20.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-provenance,
  title        = {Provenance},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/glossary/provenance}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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