Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1901 — Restoring Great Dinosaur [ARTICLE]

Restoring Great Dinosaur

The great dinosaur, the restoration of which has been the work of the geological department of Yale University for more than a year, has been placed in position in the Peabody museum at Yale. It wae discovered by Prof. J. B. Hatcher in the summer of 1891 while exploring for the late Prof. O. a Mansh of Yale in Wyoming. The specimen was In excellent condition, with all its parts Intact, and It was also an entirely new variety. There Is but one other specimen in the world and It Is In Brussels. Its length is 29 feet 3 Inches. The height of the head above the base is 13 feet 2 Inchea