Abstract
THIS is a simple and readable story of the experiences of a fossil hunter in the wild west of North America. As Prof. Osborn remarks in his brief introduction, “the revivification of the past” by the discovery of fossils “is attended with as great fascination as the quest of live game.” No one has met with greater success in such pursuits than Mr. Charles Sternberg, the well-known collector of extinct vertebrates, who now recounts some of his experiences during the past forty years; and he has produced a small book which will be read with pleasure by all who are acquainted with the fine specimens which he has obtained for several of the great museums. The well-printed text is illustrated by a large number of inset plates representing scenery, fossils discovered by the author, portraits, and several excellent restorations of extinct reptiles from the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
The Life of a Fossil Hunter.
By Charles H. Sternberg. Pp. xiv+286; with 46 plate illustrations. (New York: Henry Holt and Co.; London: George Bell and Sons, 1909.)
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W., A. The Life of a Fossil Hunter . Nature 82, 36–37 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082036b0
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