Fossil feud : the rivalry of the first American dinosaur hunters
Thom Holmes (Author)
Relates the life stories of two nineteenth-century American dinosaur paleontologists and gives details of the bitter feud that existed between them
collective biographies
160 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm
9780382391484, 9780382391491, 9780382391477, 0382391489, 0382391497, 0382391470
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The early years of Marsh and Cope
O.C. Marsh
Edward Drinker Cope
The feud begins
Westward ho! For fossils
Dinosaurs and Indians
The dinosaur bone rush
Power struggles and changing fortunes
The final feud
The end of the trail
Who won?
Summing up
Appendix I : Where to see their fossils
Appendix II : Marsh's rules of fossil collecting
Appendix III : The rigors of fossil hunting in the west
Appendix IV : What is a dinosaur?
Special dinosaur features
Appendix V : Geological time chart
Appendix VI : Major dinosaur discoveries
Recommended reading list
Dinosaur museums in North America
Becoming a dinosaur expert