Pioneering fossil explorations
in New Mexico, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, the
Fayum of Egypt, China, Mongolia, the Gobi
Desert, and more... Collector of Velociraptor,
Protoceratops, Mononykus, Indricotherium,
Oviraptor, dinosaur eggs and nests, Apatosaurus,
Notharctus, Ectoconus, Arsinoitherium,
Moeritherium, anthropoid primates, and more...
Discoverer of Bone Cabin Quarry (Wyoming, 1897),
co-discoverer of the Peking Man (Sinanthropus
pekinensis) site at Zhoukoudian (China, 1921),
and more... Preeminent figure in paleontology
and exploration, and more...Many of the world's
most famous dinosaur and fossil mammal skeletons
were collected by Walter Granger.
A research project begun in 1993
based on an independently held collection of
private expedition diaries, letters,
photographs, and memorabilia left by American
paleontologist Walter Granger (1872-1941) and
his wife Anna Granger (1874-1952).
Morgan,
V.L. and Lucas, S.G., 2002,
"Walter Granger, 1872-1941,
Paleontologist,"
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and
Science
Bulletin 19, p.1-58.
"[A]nyone
open to adventure and seeing evocative
illustrations of past times and places will
enjoy the book." -
Kennerd B. Bork, in his review of Bulletin 19 in
Earth
Sciences History,
v. 22 (2003), n.2, at p.229.
It's 1933 as Walter Granger returns to
Mongolia with Indiana Jones and reporter Joan Starbuck to
find a living dinosaur! You can help
them.
- Last general site update: 5 January
2007 photographs and documents belong to The
Granger Papers Project
email: granger.nh.ultranet@rcn.com
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