Seismosaurus: The Earth Shaker

David Gillette, Mark Hallett
Seismosaurus: The Earth Shaker
Columbia University Press | 1994 | ISBN: 0231078749 | 205 pages | PDF | 21.25 Mb
The success of John R. Horner and James Gorman's Digging Dinosaurs (Workman, 1988) proved that there is much interest in personal accounts of the discovery and study of dinosaurs. This book, by a lesser-known dinosaur hunter, is in the same genre, relating the discovery and study of Seismosaurus, a colossal creature related to the better-known Brontosaurus. Gillette's account, involving descriptions of high-tech methods used in the excavation and analysis of Seismosaurus, is somewhat more technical than Digging Dinosaurs. Nevertheless, it should appeal to a similar audience.

Seismosaurus (Sam, for short) is a new dinosaur discovered by hikers in New Mexico and excavated by the author, who is the state paleontologist for Utah. Gillette's step-by-step story of the discovery of the first bones of the Seismosaurus details how it was named, unearthed, funded, and shared with the scientific community. He discusses how Sam fits in among the better-known Jurassic specimens as well as the potential uses for some exciting new field sensing techniques--developed at Gillette's urging by scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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