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Article: Finding the Pieces ... And Putting Them Together Again.(collecting of fossils)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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With a team of 18 scientists, Dr. Paul Sereno unearthed 95 percent of a new species of sauropod (long-necked dinosaur), called Jobaria (giant), during a four-month expedition to Niger in 1997. Let's follow the process from discovery to mounted display, step by step.
Step 1: We've Got One! -- Led by Niger's Touareg tribesman, the team comes upon a site where fossilized bones are sticking out of desert rock. According to Touareg legend, these bones belonged to a mythical beast, Jobar.
Step 2: Digging In! -- Using hammers, awls, and chisels, the team works for 10 weeks at the mass gravesite. Finally, a huge skeleton that had been buried for 135 million ...