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Tables of Contents for The First Fossil Hunters
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
ix
Foreword: Stones, Bones, and Exotic Creatures of the Past
xiii
Peter Dodson
Acknowledgments
xix
Geological Time Scale
2
1
Introduction
3
8
Historical Time Line
11
4
The Gold-Guarding Griffin: A Paleontological Legend
15
39
Earthquakes and Elephants: Prehistoric Remains in Mediterranean Lands
54
50
Ancient Discoveries of Giant Bones
104
53
Artistic and Archaeological Evidence for Fossil Discoveries
157
35
Mythology, Natural Philosophy, and Fossils
192
36
Centaur Bones: Paleontological Fictions
228
27
Appendix 1. Large Vertebrate Fossil Species in the Ancient World
255
5
Appendix 2. Ancient Testimonia
260
23
Notes
283
50
Works Cited
333
18
Index
351