Hugh Miller's graptolite from Macduff was shown in 1973 to have been mistakenly localised, probably by “Dr Emslie” of Banff. Dr Emslie was a member of the Banff Institution. A second graptolite, presented to Banff Museum (but now lost) by another Banff Institution member is shown to have been probably also wrongly localised. Old records of specimens in museums should be treated with caution unless the specimen in question is available for study....