New-York tribune., 1899-09-17

present time was opened, and q half dozen new
fossil invertebrates were gathered. among theW
beautiful starish discovered by PROFESSOR
peck OF LAFAYETTE College These finds were
especially impressive from the fact that the como
hin has been mined and pierced i'm every drec-
ton by Professor Marshs assistants yet there
remained trophies for the cleaners
1t was treat 10 all TO be privileged TO see
this natural cemetery Of the largest land and
aquatic animals known 70 science but aslue
from this the site was we'll worth visiting for It's
etratiographical features. The hill is Oh a huge
anticlinal fold, whose summit has been removed
l,N erosion and the distinct LAYERS Of rock left
exposed The massive fossil fragments arc
found in the fresh water bed of the Jurassic
formation. which extends along the bluff for seN-
cral miles.
When the Frecze-Out Hills were reached the
oxreditiou was told by its leader thar an almost
virgin sauran field was before them. I'm half an
hour lenifed scientists were seen at all eleva-
TONS struggling Gown the hills and clasping
t.ebtlN pieces ~ fomure or long. attenuated
ribs il was difficult, 10 secure hoXos sufficiently
large for shipping the fragments. No complete
animals were uneartEed. This was due 10 the
fact that necessary excavations were not mad
f.r the remainder If the bones could have been
brought to light in the course of some days
labor The professors were forced 10 be content
with one or two fine specimens apiece.
VALUABLE SPECIMENS SECURED
The most perfect fragments were secured by
Professors Yates and Brown. Of Coe University.
Professors Knight and Barbour discovered sev-
F.t|
10 this stage the chief product Of this formation
had been dinosaurs but in the Freeze-Out Hills
Iaueu branches. gastorpods FISH bones and
teeth we're unoarthcl. These ihro" new light on
,he 3oriod. and arc thought to he among the
most valuable results of tho expeditions rec
search
ono Of the most confirmed fossil hunters. Or.
" ! Holland. of the Carnegie Museum. IS Civ
ira. more attention 10 the qualries owned hy his
institution than TO the work of the main eNpe-
dtinn These diggings are IN charge AZ DR. j.
l. Workman. formerly of the American Museum
of Natural History Of Ncw-Nork. assisted by
Arthur Coeshall and W. n. Reed formerly at
fari.J 20 the University Of Wyoming and AN OK
lorruced man in field work This party has *
hllncl the fossil remains Of diplocodus. one -
the mammoth dinosaurs which existed ln JuraS-
sic times.
lad q long neck tail and hind legs. ana short
fOrologs the length Of the animal being sixty
feet II is twenty feet high a. the hips, the
tlivh bone OF fcmur being six feet long and nf-
teen inches in diameter It's head Was HNe a
frogs
W. found thesanimal near the surface said
Dr Holland and We have already the Vertchral
o.lu..l ln tn centrum Of IN" ' sest NcriehIa DEE
,r. Twelve inches in ~ eighteen ribs.
which are about TX fee. ,.I '.. en...c !Nic
pirdlc which is something few scicptists have
4. ken out complete. most OF tho bones of IN,
lal,s and feet and believe Wc VIII get them all.
W. have also nearly all the cerNcal Neriebfa
and are following them into the bluff. hoping O.
gef thc bones Of the head. These bones are IN a
rorfort state ~ preservation and W. VIII soon
have them nearly all out They are embedded ln
q ruatr'x Of clay which when dry breaks up un-
der the gooIogist's hammer into small cubes. but
when wet sticks Ike jewellers clay