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Author:   Gerhard Maier
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780253342140

ISBN 10:   0253342147
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   02 July 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preliminary Table of Contents: Preface 1. 1907: Fraas and Something Curious in the African Bush 2. 1908: Von Branca and a Matter of National Honour 3. 1909: Janensch, Hennig, and a Cemetery of Giants 4. 1909-1910: Geology in the Rain and Comets, Stegosaurs, and Iguanodonts 5. 1911: Along the Railway and Expansion, Exhaustion, and Completion? 6. 1911-1912: A Museum Overflows - The Recks find Iguanodonts, Pterosaurs, and a Fossilized Forest 7. 1913-1918: Fresh Discoveries and a Bitter War 8. 1919-1924: The British Museum in Tanganyika Territory 9. 1924-1925: Cutler, Leakey, and a Difficult Start 10. 1925: Berlin Builds Dinosaurs 11. 1925: A Death in Africa 12. 1925: Migeod - A New Recruit 13. 1925-1926: An Expedition Saved 14. 1926-1927: Berlin in Chaos and Parkinson Reviews Stratigraphy 15. 1927-1929: Kenyan Interlude, Geology at Tendaguru, and Desperate Finances 16. 1929: Migeod Returns 17. 1930: Migeod and Parrington, Tendaguru and Nyasaland 18. 1931-1939: Hennig Returns and Berlin's Museum Triumphs 19. 1939-1976: Destruction and Renewal 20. 1971-2001: Russell to Africa, Brachiosaurus to Tokyo, Berlin to Tendaguru 21. A Significant Contribution Notes References Index

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Gerhard Maier's African Dinosaurs Unearthed details exactly how one of the world's biggest caches of dinosaur fossils was excavated and recovered... a fascinating story well told by a professional palaeontologist who really knows what he is writing about. --New Scientist, 24 January 2004 I thoroughly enjoyed African Dinosaurs Unearthed and recommend it to anyone interested in the history of research on Mesozoic fauna. As a story of personal toil in the African bush, as a detailed source on Hennig, Janensch, Cutler and other palaeontologists, as a story of palaeontological discovery, and as a meticulous documentation of the history and discoveries of Tendaguru, it exceeds expectations and sets a high standard. --Palaeontological Newsletter, Issue 56, 2004

The volume will certainly be the standard reference on the history of Tendaguru from here on... I thoroughly enjoyed African Dinosaurs Unearthed and recommend it to anyone interested in the history of research on Mesozoic fauna. -The Palaeontological Association Newsletter

Author Information

Gerhard Maier has spent ten years working in archaeology and vertebrate paleontology. Formerly a technician at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, he now works as a data analyst for a major oil company. A lifelong interest in dinosaurs, travel, and history has culminated in this volume.

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