Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-07
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY IN NATURAL HISTORY

FROM THE MOBILE ADVERTISER.
Our readers will doubtless remember the sensation produced
in 1910 by the discovery of the bones of the great Mssou
of Missouri. We have now announce that the same dis
coverer DIR. Albert G. KocH, has brought 10 light the fossil
remains Of monster in the animal creation that puts the
shade the celebrated "Iquanodon of England Of colossal
size, and the still gigantic Mssouriun This last dis
covery may be set down the State Of Alabama and TO
county adjoining Mobile, namely, Washington being imbed
ed IN yellow limerick formations the old Washington
courthouse. Dr. X. is German by birth and education
but has already acquired considerable reputation in this coun
try for bis geological researches and his ardent devotion to the
cause Of the natural sciences generally He gives to this
most remarkable fossil wonder (Which he describes the
greatest wonder Of this age Of wonders the o Zu
odon SHnan, in compliment TO Prof SIILIsaS Of Yale
College. The description of this monster in substance
follows;
81 have succeeded in bringing toght the very nearly
plete skeleton of colossal and terrible reptile that may
justly termed the king of the kings of reptiles It's length is
hundred and four tsetihe solid portions Of the vecbra
from ID TO Is inches in length and from IL inches
diameter each averaging IS pounds in weight It's greatly
elongated jaws armed with less than forty
ting teeth four canine teeth ang and eight moars grind
These teeth all fit into each other when the jaws closed
and is clear that the animal Of the nature
The eyes were evidently large and were prominently situated
the forehead giving the animal the power Of keeping
constant and vigorous watch for its prey The body had
members attached resembling paddles fms, which in pro
portion to the of the animal small and doubt
less intended to popel the body OF this creature
through the waters Of those larger and seas which
inhabited equented Each Of these paddles fins is com
posed Of 81 bone which form union seven freely arlicu
atng joints The ribs Of very peculiar shape and ex-
cecngy They three times the thickness at
the lower that they are at the superior extremity"
Dr. X is present in MOBILIZE and has the skeleton Of this
truly wonderful animal in his charge The several parts are
not yet joined together but understand he willing to ar
and prepare them for exhibition If there were any pro-
liability that he would be at this period Of the
year for his labor and expense. Under the circumstances
presume he will take this curiosity which Of right be-
longs to Alabama, to other place for its first exhibition.
Alabama appears to abound with these fossil remains Of
animals that extinct The Albany Daily Citizen Of
recent date thus describes OF these wonders exh
biting in that city, which doubt not is that discovered
few years since by the late John g. Ceagh ESQ., Of Clark
county, in this State
the peed vereba Of monster called by the natu
rass the Zuyglocona which must have been half
alligator and half whale II discovered imbedded in
chalk formation on banks Of the Alabama river and
boxed up and sent Professor Emmons, Of Albany The
vertebra extending from portion Of the head the tip Of
the tail eighty feet in length ASH lies upon the floor The
creature have been, in life, from ninety hundred
feet long"