The Fossil Feud


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Tells the story of fossil hunters Cope and Marsh, and how their early friendship turned into the most famous fossil feud of all time.




Fossil Feud


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Relates the life stories of two nineteenth-century American dinosaur paleontologists and gives details of the bitter feud that existed between them.




Dinosaur Bone War


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Edward Drinker Cope was a charming man with a passion for old bones. Othniel Marsh was a stickler for procedure when he studied his fossil finds. They started as friends, sharing ideas and information, but after Marsh tried to poach Cope's digging site, they became bitter enemies. Their decades-long feud fueled their desire to dig up more bones, to discover new species, and to find ever bigger and more unusual dinosaurs. Through their competition, the two men laid a far-reaching foundation for the brand-new field of palentology. A fascinating story told with an engaging narrative technique, and well complemented by period photographs and drawings, a map, a time line, and an author's note.







The Bonehunters' Revenge


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Wallace explores in exciting detail the rivalry between the paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Onthniel Charles Marsh--19th-century America's major scientific feud. Cope and Marsh independently discovered hundreds of dinosaur fossils on the high plains when the Indian wars were in full swing.




The Bone Wars


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E. D. Cope and O. C. Marsh were 19th-century paleontologists whose friendship couldn’t withstand their professional rivalry. Their competitive natures led to the frenzied unearthing of hundreds of dinosaur fossils across North America, many of which can still be seen in museums around the world. The captivating tale of these scientists unfolds in this absorbing book, which also includes a timeline, sidebars, and fact boxes offering much information about paleontology, dinosaurs, and excavations as well as photographs and images to further elucidate essential science concepts.




The Fossil Feud


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Fossils


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Explains what fossils are, how and where they can form, and where they can be found.




Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards


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Contains a graphic novel that presents a fictionalized historical tale of two late-nineteenth century scientists who fight over the discovery of dinosaur bones.




Fantastic Fossils


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Presents a brief introduction to fossils and how they are gathered, as well as three narratives on important people and events in the history of paleontology in graphic novel format.