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The history of dinosaur collecting in central India, 1828-1947

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dc.contributor.author Carrano, Matthew T.
dc.contributor.author Wilson, Jeffrey A.
dc.contributor.author Barrett, Paul M.
dc.contributor.editor Moody, R. T. J. ; Buffetaut, E. ; Naish, D. ; Martill, D. M.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-11-26T19:35:37Z
dc.date.available 2010-11-26T19:35:37Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.identifier.citation Carrano, Matthew T., Wilson, Jeffrey A., and Barrett, Paul M. 2010. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/11273">The history of dinosaur collecting in central India, 1828-1947</a>." In <em>Dinosaurs and other Extinct Saurians: a Historical Perspective</em>. Moody, R. T. J., Buffetaut, E., Naish, D., and Martill, D. M., editors. 161–173. London: Geological Society. In <em> Geological Society Special Publication ; no. 343</em>.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11273
dc.description.abstract The history of dinosaur collecting in central India (former Central Provinces and Central India Agency) began in 1828 when W. H. Sleeman discovered isolated sauropod caudal vertebrae in the Lameta Formation near Jabalpur. Subsequently, the area became a focal point for fossil collection, leading to a series of further discoveries that continues today. The earliest discoveries were made by numerous collectors for whom palaeontology was a secondary pursuit, and who were employed in the armed forces (W. H. Sleeman and W. T. Nicolls), medicine (G. G. Spilsbury) or as geologists (T. Oldham, H. B. Medlicott, T. W. H. Hughes and C. A. Matley). Most of their finds were concentrated around Jabalpur or farther south near Pisdura and often consisted of isolated, surface-collected bones. Charles Matley undertook the two most extensive collecting efforts, in 1917-1919 and 1932-1933 (Percy Sladen Trust Expedition). As a result he discovered significant deposits of dinosaurs on Bara Simla and Chhota Simla, revisited Pisdura, and mapped the Lameta Formation. Many new dinosaur taxa resulted from Matley&#39;s studies, which still represent most of the known Lameta Formation dinosaur fauna. Current scientific understanding places these fossils among the Sauropoda (as titanosaurians) and Theropoda (as abelisaurids and noasaurids). Early reports of armoured ornithischians were erroneous; these materials also pertain to sauropods and theropods. Supplementary materialA list of the archival documents in the Natural History Museum, London that were used for this study is available at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/SUP18418.
dc.format.extent 161–173
dc.publisher Geological Society
dc.relation.ispartof Dinosaurs and other Extinct Saurians: a Historical Perspective
dc.relation.ispartof Geological Society Special Publication ; no. 343
dc.title The history of dinosaur collecting in central India, 1828-1947
dc.type chapter
sro.identifier.refworksID 33178
sro.identifier.itemID 92861
sro.description.unit NH-Paleobiology
sro.description.unit NMNH
sro.identifier.url https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/11273
sro.publicationPlace London


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