An amazing compilation of the major early historical papers and classic artwork of dinosaur paleontology.
This unique collection is a journey through one of the most exciting periods of science. Here is the history of paleontology, spanning from the discovery of the first dinosaur bone by Robert Plot (which he mistook for a bone from an extinct race of giant humans) to the discovery and classification of T. rex. What makes this collection truly unique is that translations of classic European papers have been included, some in English for the very first time. Each section of the book is accompanied by a commentary from the editors, putting all of the paper in context. The artwork is outstanding, containing all the classic dinosaur sketches from the original papers.
CONTENTS
| PART I. | HUMBLE BEGINNINGS (Commentary Part I) |
|---|---|
| CHAPTER 1 | AN EXCERPT FROM THE NATURAL HISTORY OF OXFORDSHIRE from The Introduction and Chapter 5 “OF FORMED STONES” by Robert Plot |
| CHAPTER 2 | EXCERPT FROM: RESEARCHES INTO THE FOSSILIZED BONES OF QUADRUPEDS: On the Fossilized Bones of Crocodiles, and Particularly on Those Found in the Vicinity of Havre and Honfleur, with Remarks on the Saurian Skeletons of Thuringia by Baron Georges Cuvier |
| CHAPTER 3 | Notice of the Discovery of a New Fossil Animal, Forming a Link Between the ICHTHYOSAURUS and Crocodile, Together with General Remarks on the Osteology of the ICHTHYOSAURUS by H.T. De La Beche and Rev. W.D. Coneybeare |
| CHAPTER 4 | Notice on the MEGALOSAURUS or Great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield by Rev. William Buckland |
| CHAPTER 5 | On the Discovey of an Almost Perfect Specimen of the PLESIOSAURUS by Rev. W. D. Coneybeare |
| CHAPTER 6 | Notice on the IGUANODON, A Newly Discovered Fossil Reptile, From the Sandstone of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex by Gideon A. Mantell |
| PART II. | MYSTERIOUS MESOZOIC MONSTERS (Commentary Part II) |
| CHAPTER 7 | On the Discovery of a New Species of PTERODACTYLE in the Lias of Lime Regis by Rev. William Buckland |
| CHAPTER 8 | Excerpt from HANDBUCH DER PETREFACKTENKUNDE: IGUANODON MANTELL, IGUANOSAURUS ANGLICUM by Friedrich Holl |
| CHAPTER 9 | Excerpt from GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHEAST OF ENGLAND: SAURIANS by Gideon A. Mantell |
| CHAPTER 10 | On the Discovery of Fossil Bones of the IGUANODON, in the Iron Sand of the Wealden Formation in the Isle of Wight and the Isle of Purbeck by Rev. William Buckland |
| CHAPTER 11 | On the Structure of the Fossil Saurians from the PALAEOLOGICA ZUR GESCHICHTE DER ERDE UND IHRER GESCHÖPFE by Hermann von Meyer |
| CHAPTER 12 | ORNITHICHNOLOGY: Description of the Foot Marks of Birds (Ornithichnites) on New Red Sandstone in Massachusetts by Prof. Edward Hitchcock |
| CHAPTER 13 | Communications, Sent to Professor Bronn (Mittheilungen, an Professor Bronn gerichtet) by Hermann von Meyer |
| PART III. | DINOSAURIA AND THE ENGLISH DOMAIN (Commentary Part III) |
| CHAPTER 14 | An Excerpt from the REPORT ON BRITISH FOSSIL REPTILES: DINOSAURIANS by Richard Owen |
| CHAPTER 15 | On the Structure of the Jaws and Teeth of the IGUANODON by Gideon A. Mantell |
| CHAPTER 16 | On Visual Education as Applied to Geology: Illustrated by Diagrams and Models of the Geologic Restorations at the Crystal Palace by B. Waterhouse Hawkins |
| CHAPTER 17 | On Natural History, as Knowledge, Discipline, and Power by Thomas H. Huxley |
| CHAPTER 18 | On Prof. Huxley’s Attempted Refutation of Cuvier’s Laws of Correlation, in the Reconstruction of Extinct Vertebrate Forms by H. Falconer |
| CHAPTER 19 | On the Method of Palaeontology by Thomas H. Huxley |
| PART IV. | BEYOND ENGLISH DINOSAURS: AMERICA, FRANCE, AND GERMANY (Commentary Part IV) |
| CHAPTER 20 | Notices of Remains of Extinct Reptiles and Fishes, Discovered by Dr. F. V. Hayden in the Bad Lands of the Judith River, Nebraska Territory by Joseph Leidy |
| CHAPTER 21 | Remarks Concerning HADROSAURUS by Mr. William Parker Foulke and Dr. Joseph Leidy |
| CHAPTER 22 | Excerpt from: Memoir On the Tertiary Deposits of Ariège Exposed along a Transverse Section Drawn Between Fossat and Aillères, Passing by Mas –d’Azil, and Projected on the Meridian of this Site by Abbe Pouech |
| CHAPTER 23 | Notes on the Fossils Collected by Mr. Pouech in the Tertiary Formation of the Department of Ariège by Mr. d’Archiac |
| CHAPTER 24 | Excerpt from Tortoises and Saurians from Lithographic Limestone: V. COMPSOGNATHUS LONGPIPES Wagn. by Dr. Andreas Wagner |
| CHAPTER 25 | On the ARCHEOPTERYX of von Meyer, with a Description of the Fossil Remains of a Long-Tailed Species, from the Lithographic Stone of Solenhofen by Professor Richard Owen |
| CHAPTER 26 | An Excerpt from Cretaceous Reptiles of the United States: HADROSAURUS foulkii by Joseph Leidy |
| CHAPTER 27 | On the Discovery of the Remains of a Gigantic Dinosaur in the Cretaceous of New Jersey by Professor Edward Drinker Cope |
| CHAPTER 28 | The Fossil Reptiles of New Jersey by Professor Edward Drinker Cope |
| CHAPTER 29 | On a New Large ENALIOSAUR by Professor Edward Drinker Cope |
| CHAPTER 30 | An Excerpt from Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America: ELASMOSAURUS Cope by Professor Edward Drinker Cope |
| CHAPTER 31 | Note on the Fossilized Reptiles from the Cretaceous Fluvio-Lacustrine Deposits of the Fuveau Lignite Basin by Mr. Phillipe Matheron |
| PART V. | DINOSAURIA AND THE TRIUMPH OF IGUANODON (Commentary Part V) |
| CHAPTER 32 | On the Animals Which Are Most Nearly Intermediate Between Birds and Reptiles by Professor Huxley |
| CHAPTER 33 | On the Structure of Calcareous Eggshells and the Characteristics That Can Be Deduced From Them by M. P. Gervais |
| CHAPTER 34 | On Some Differences Between the London and Berlin Specimens to ARCHAEOPTERYX by Professor H.G. Seeley |
| CHAPTER 35 | First Note on the Dinosaurs of Bernissart by Mr. L. Dollo |
| CHAPTER 36 | Second Note on the Dinosaurs of Bernissart by Mr. L. Dollo |
| CHAPTER 37 | Third Note on the Dinosaurs of Bernissart by Mr. L. Dollo |
| CHAPTER 38 | Fourth Note on the Dinosaurs of Bernissart by Mr. L. Dollo |
| CHAPTER 39 | Fifth Note on the Dinosaurs of Bernissart by Mr. L. Dollo |
| CHAPTER 40 | On the Classification of the Fossil Animals Commonly Named Dinosauria by H. G. Seeley |
| PART VI. | CONQUEST OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR (Commentary Part VI) |
| CHAPTER 41 | Principal Characters of American Jurassic Dinosaurs Part VI: Restoration of BRONTOSAURUS by Professor O. C. Marsh |
| CHAPTER 42 | The Classification and Affinities of Dinosaurian Reptiles by O. C. Marsh |
| CHAPTER 43 | Restoration of TRICERATOPS by O. C. Marsh |
| CHAPTER 44 | Restoration of STEGOSAURUS by O. C. Marsh |
| CHAPTER 45 | Models of Extinct Vertebrates by Professor Henry F. Osborn |
| CHAPTER 46 | TYRANNOSAURUS and Other Cretaceous Carnivorous Dinosaurs by Henry Fairfield Osborn |
| CHAPTER 47 | TYRANNOSAURUS, Upper Cretaceous Carnivorous Dinosaurs (Second Communication) by Henry Fairfield Osborn |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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