“There has been a dismissive attitude towards skin,” says Bell. “Everyone is interested in the bones.”
ALL MANNER OF UNUSUAL JOBS EXIST in science, but perhaps one of the most remarkable is the expertise of Phil Bell, of the University of New England.
Bell is a dinosaur-skin specialist. It’s a field so niche that he’s the only person in Australia who can claim the title. This specialisation doesn’t even have a name, although Bell suggests “palaeodermatologist”.
What draws somebody to such
