American dinosaur abroad : a cultural history of Carnegie's plaster Diplodocus /

American dinosaur abroad : a cultural history of Carnegie's plaster Diplodocus / Ilja Nieuwland.

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In early July 1899, an excavation team of paleontologists sponsored by Andrew Carnegie discovered the fossil remains in Wyoming of what was then the longest and largest dinosaur on record. Named after its benefactor, the Diplodocus carnegii--or Dippy, as it's known today--was shipped to Pittsbu...

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Main Author: Nieuwland, Ilja, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Carnegie, Andrew, > 1835-1919 > Natural history collections.
Carnegie, Andrew, > 1835-1919.
Diplodocus carnegii > Exhibitions > Social aspects.
Fossils > Collection and preservation > Political aspects.
Paleontology > Social aspects > Europe > History > 20th century.
Natural history > Catalogs and collections > Political aspects.
Dinosaurs in popular culture.
Dinosaurs > Social aspects > Europe.
Dinosaurs > Catalogs and collections > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Dinosaurs > Social aspects.
Natural history.
Europe.
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
History.

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