The Legacy of the Mastodon: The Golden Age of Fossils in America

by Keith S. Thomson

Book Overview

A history of the early days of fossil hunting in America, replete with high adventure, ruthless competitors, and amazing scientific discoveries

The uncovering in the mid-1700s of fossilized mastodon bones and teeth at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, signaled the beginning of a great American adventure. The West was opening up and unexplored lands beckoned. Unimagined paleontological treasures awaited discovery: strange horned mammals, birds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00B8PQQWW
• ISBN13: 9780300151299
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"