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The Life of a Fossil Hunter

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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 (7 hr 15 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction

5:41

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Early Days and Work in the Dakota Group of the Cretaceous

45:19

Read by Adrian Stephens

First Expedition to the Kansas Chalk (1876)

43:04

Read by Adrian Stephens

Expedition with Professor Cope to the Bad Lands of the Upper Cretaceous (1876) …

31:46

Read by SKwanlada

Expedition with Professor Cope to the Bad Lands of the Upper Cretaceous (1876) …

32:14

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Further Work in the Kansas Chalk (1877)

32:22

Read by Tom Esker

Discovery of the Loup Fork Beds of Kansas and Subsequent Work There (1877, 1882…

37:57

Read by Tom Esker

Expedition to the Oregon Desert in 1877

40:14

Read by Tom Esker

Expedition to the John Day River in 1878 - Part 1

24:35

Read by Rita Boutros

Expedition to the John Day River in 1878 - Part 2

30:55

Read by Rita Boutros

First Expedition to the Permian of Texas in 1882

38:49

Read by Rita Boutros

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

21:01

Read by Availle

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

28:28

Read by ToddHW

Conclusion

23:10

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