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Life of a Fossil Hunter

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Life of a Fossil Hunter

by Charles Sternberg

English· 07:15:35· 14 chapters
Charles Sternberg was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928, and collected fossils for private collectors as well as for international museums. This book is part travelogue, part paleontology, and part historical narrative of life on the open prairie. In it, Sternberg tells of his early interest in fossil hunting as a boy, and scientific expeditions from his first in 1876 to one for the Munich Museum in 1901. - Summary by Ava
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface and Introduction

    05:41
  2. Chapter 2

    Early Days and Work in the Dakota Group of the Cretaceous

    45:19
  3. Chapter 3

    First Expedition to the Kansas Chalk (1876)

    43:04
  4. Chapter 4

    Expedition with Professor Cope to the Bad Lands of the Upper Cretaceous (1876) - Part 1

    31:46
  5. Chapter 5

    Expedition with Professor Cope to the Bad Lands of the Upper Cretaceous (1876) - Part 2

    32:14
  6. Chapter 6

    Further Work in the Kansas Chalk (1877)

    32:22
  7. Chapter 7

    Discovery of the Loup Fork Beds of Kansas and Subsequent Work There (1877, 1882–1884)

    37:57
  8. Chapter 8

    Expedition to the Oregon Desert in 1877

    40:14
  9. Chapter 9

    Expedition to the John Day River in 1878 - Part 1

    24:35
  10. Chapter 10

    Expedition to the John Day River in 1878 - Part 2

    30:55
  11. Chapter 11

    First Expedition to the Permian of Texas in 1882

    38:49
  12. Chapter 12

    Expeditions in the Permian of Texas for Professor Cope (1895–1897)

    21:01
  13. Chapter 13

    In the Red Beds of Texas for the Royal Museum of Munich (1901)

    28:28
  14. Chapter 14

    Conclusion

    23:10