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OverviewIn the 1870s a wealth of fossil dinosaur and Jurassic mammal bones were uncovered at Como Bluff, Wyoming, the first major discovery of such remains in the world. O. C. Marsh, then palaeontologist for Yale University's Peabody Museum, managed to finance and claim the greater portion of the excavations. He reunited the bones that were excavated and had lithographs made of them. This classic book, first published in 1966, recounts the trials, fortunes, and misfortunes behind the collection of the Como Bluff fossil bones and reproduces most of the lithographs. This edition of the book includes a new foreword by Peter Dodson that places the discovery at Como Bluff, as well as the book that describes it, in historical perspective, and a historical overview by Clifford Miles and David Hamblin that presents the current state of work at this famous site. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John H. Ostrom , John S. McIntosh , Clifford Miles , David HamblinPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.540kg ISBN: 9780300082081ISBN 10: 0300082088 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 31 December 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Ostrom is professor emeritus of geology and geophysics at Yale University and editor emeritus of the American Journal of Science. John McIntosh is professor emeritus of physics at Wesleyan University. Peter Dodson is professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and author of The Horned Dinosaurs. Clifford Miles is chief executive officer and David Hamblin is an employee at the Western Palaeontological Laboratories. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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