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- catalog abstract "Arthur Lakes's field journals vividly capture the excitement of unearthing the enormous vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ribs, teeth, and claws of apatosaurus (brontosaurus), stegosaurus, and allosaurus as well as the bones of other Mesozoic-era creatures. Lakes's descriptions of the stratigraphy of the Wyoming quarries have allowed future generations of geologists to locate them within the Jurassic Morrison formation. A reflective and wide-ranging naturalist, he also evokes the grandeur of the Rocky Mountain and Plains landscapes, noting the details not only of rock formations and fossils but also of a rich variety of plants and animals and illustrating his accounts with sketches and watercolors. The journals also recount the dangers and hardships of scientific research in territories where Indian conflicts still raged, outlaws plotted train robberies, and cave-ins or avalanches could obliterate weeks of work. Complete with sidebars that supply information on such related topics as the Florissant Fossil Beds and the Ute War, the book conveys the true adventure of early dinosaur discovery on the western frontier.".
- catalog alternative "Dinosaurs".
- catalog contributor b11324242.
- catalog contributor b11324243.
- catalog contributor b11324244.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Arthur Lakes's field journals vividly capture the excitement of unearthing the enormous vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ribs, teeth, and claws of apatosaurus (brontosaurus), stegosaurus, and allosaurus as well as the bones of other Mesozoic-era creatures. Lakes's descriptions of the stratigraphy of the Wyoming quarries have allowed future generations of geologists to locate them within the Jurassic Morrison formation. A reflective and wide-ranging naturalist, he also evokes the grandeur of the Rocky Mountain and Plains landscapes, noting the details not only of rock formations and fossils but also of a rich variety of plants and animals and illustrating his accounts with sketches and watercolors.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.".
- catalog description "The journals also recount the dangers and hardships of scientific research in territories where Indian conflicts still raged, outlaws plotted train robberies, and cave-ins or avalanches could obliterate weeks of work. Complete with sidebars that supply information on such related topics as the Florissant Fossil Beds and the Ute War, the book conveys the true adventure of early dinosaur discovery on the western frontier.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 198 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Discovering dinosaurs in the Old West.".
- catalog identifier "1560987006 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Discovering dinosaurs in the Old West.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Discovering dinosaurs in the Old West.".
- catalog spatial "Colorado Morrison Region.".
- catalog spatial "Wyoming Como Bluff.".
- catalog subject "567.9/09787/86 21".
- catalog subject "Dinosaurs Colorado Morrison Region.".
- catalog subject "Dinosaurs Wyoming Como Bluff.".
- catalog subject "Lakes, Arthur, 1844-1917 Diaries.".
- catalog subject "QE862.D5 D528 1997".
- catalog title "Dinosaurs".
- catalog title "Discovering dinosaurs in the Old West : the field journals of Arthur Lakes / edited by Michael F. Kohl and John S. McIntosh ; with a foreword by John Ostrom.".
- catalog type "text".