TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Colossal Fossils 5 CHAPTER 2 Long Necked Giants 11 CHAPTER 3 Studying Sauropods 19 DIGGING DEEPER The Morrison Formation 24 CHAPTER 4 A Mysterious End 27 Focus on Diplodocus 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 COLOSSAL FOSSILS In the fall of 1898 wealthy businessman JAndrew Carnegie opened his newspaper He saw the headline Most Colossal Animal Ever on Earth Just Found Out West The story told about an amazing discovery in Wyoming It included a cartoon of a dinosaur peering into the tenth floor window of a skyscraper A Diplodocus skeleton was displayed at the Natural History Museum in London
