#UbirajaraBelongstoBR: social media activism  against (neo)colonial practices in palaeontology

Rahimi Fard Kashani, Mohammad Ali; Raja, Nussaïbah B.; Camargo, Chico Q.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-175-2025

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#UbirajaraBelongstoBR: social media activism against (neo)colonial practices in palaeontology

Mohammad Ali Rahimi Fard Kashani, Nussaïbah B. Raja, and Chico Q. Camargo

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