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All,
For those of you interested in
a bit of history regarding American paleontology, I've added a
page to the Oceans of Kansas website about the work of Charles H.
Sternberg in the Smoky Hill Chalk. It includes links to on-line versions
(ePapers) of most of his brief but interesting publications, and excerpts from
his two books: "Life of a Fossil Hunter" and "Hunting Dinosaurs in the Badlands
of the Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada."
While Charlie was certainly not
the model of a well-educated 19th Century gentleman paleontologist
(Cope and Marsh come to mind here), he added a different dimension to the
relatively new science of paleontology and left a legacy of spectacular fossil
discoveries that are still found in museums around the world.
Comments / corrections
appreciated.
Regards,
Mike Everhart
Adjunct Curator of Paleontology Sternberg Museum of Natural History Fort Hays State University, Hays,
KS
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