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Fossils, Fame, and the Frontier: The Story of William Harlow Reed
In the annals of American paleontology, William Harlow Reed occupies a unique place—a self-taught fossil hunter whose keen eye and determination helped shape our understanding of the prehistoric West. Through his groundbreaking work at Como Bluff, Reed was instrumental in … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies and Profiles, Wyoming
Tagged 19th century science, American West, Andrew Carnegie, Apatosaurus, Bone Wars, Carnegie Museum, Como Bluff, Dinosaur discoveries, Diplodocus carnegii, Edward Drinker Cope, Fossil hunting, Fossil preparation, Late Jurassic, Medicine Bow, Mesozoic era, Natural history museums, Othniel Charles Marsh, Sauropods, Scientific education, Stegosaurus, Union Pacific Railroad, William Harlow Reed, Wyoming paleontology
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