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.
- 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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