01544nas a2200157   4500008004100000245007900041210006900120300001200189490000700201520103600208653002301244653001801267653002101285100002201306856005801328       2006                        eng d00aStrabismus and Pseudofossils: A Case Study of Rudolf Ruedemann (1864-1956)0 aStrabismus and Pseudofossils A Case Study of Rudolf Ruedemann 18  a239-2500 v253 a<p>Rudolf Ruedemann (1864-1956), fourth State Paleontologist of New York, was an internationally renowned and well-respected paleontologist. Throughout his long and productive career, he named, described, and figured more than six hundred fossils. Some of those fossils have not stood the test of time, having succumbed to the usual paleontological process of being synonymized, often because the material is poorly preserved or distorted. There are, however, a surprisingly large number of his fossils that are of inorganic origin, that is, they are pseudofossils. Evidence has been discovered that indicates he may have had the eye condition known as strabismus. The major alternative hypothesis, that he knew the fossils were pseudofossils and that he established the species to prove preconceived ideas, as well as minor alternatives, concerning his ego, or his judgement, are demonstrated to be implausible. It is recommended that his collections be re-studied and that this possible eye condition be taken into account.</p>
10ahistory of science10apseudofossils10aRudolf Ruedemann1 aTollerton, V., P.  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.17704/eshi.25.2.x561k546681536l4