Contributions of paleorheumatology to understanding contemporary disease

Abstract

Accuracy of paleontologic perspectives, understanding disease states, hypothesis formation, and technology form the basis for this review. Moodie's (1) effort, in isolation, to attribute diagnoses to paleontologic observations were originally met with skepticism (Don Baird, personal and graphic communication) and have not stood the test of time (2, 3). Familarization with the technology should allow innovative approaches to mainstream paleontologic questions. Collaborative efforts should allow avoidance of some of the pitfalls of that technology. When all parties to such collaboration must convince each other of the appropriateness of their "pronouncements," confidence is generated in the conclusions...