American Dinosaur Abroad: A Cultural History of Carnegie's Plaster Diplodocus - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966524ISBN-10:822966522UPC:9780822966524Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Paleontology, Natural HistorySize:8.70 x 5.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC5DWD2HZ3
American Dinosaur Abroad: A Cultural History of Carnegie's Plaster Diplodocus
In early July 1899, an excavation team of paleontologists sponsored by Andrew Carnegie discovered the fossil remains in Wyoming of what was then the longest and largest dinosaur on record. Named after its benefactor, the Diplodocus carnegii--or Dippy, as it's known today--was shipped to Pittsburgh and later mounted and unveiled at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 1907. Carnegie's pursuit...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966524ISBN-10:822966522UPC:9780822966524Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Paleontology, Natural HistorySize:8.70 x 5.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC5DWD2HZ3
Ilja Nieuwland is a historian of science-in particular paleontology-attached to the Huygens Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam.
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