Bone Wars

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleontological rivalry
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Dinosaur_Rush
gptkbp:characterizedBy bribery
sabotage
public attacks
rush for fossil discoveries
scientific rivalry
gptkbp:endDate 1892
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bone Wars
gptkbp:influenced American paleontology
scientific methods in fossil collection
gptkbp:legacy increased museum collections
many dinosaur names and classifications
public fascination with dinosaurs
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Triceratops
gptkb:Allosaurus
gptkb:Apatosaurus
gptkb:Camarasaurus
gptkb:Ceratosaurus
gptkb:Coelurus
gptkb:Diplodocus
gptkb:Dryosaurus
gptkb:Laelaps
gptkb:Nanosaurus
gptkb:Ornitholestes
gptkb:Anatosaurus
gptkb:Dryptosaurus
gptkb:Haplocanthosaurus
gptkb:Morosaurus
gptkb:Palaeoscincus
gptkb:Tichosteus
gptkb:Uintatherium
gptkb:Zygosaurus
gptkb:Torosaurus
gptkb:Monoclonius
gptkb:Camptosaurus
gptkb:Polacanthus
Stegosaurus
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkb:Laramie_Formation
gptkb:Como_Bluff
gptkb:Garden_Park
gptkbp:occurredIn late 19th century
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:resultedIn discovery of over 142 dinosaur species
increased public interest in paleontology
gptkbp:startYear 1877
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Bone_Wars:_The_Excavation_and_Celebrity_of_Andrew_Carnegie's_Dinosaur_(book)
gptkb:Bone_Wars_(board_game)
gptkb:Dinosaur_Wars_(documentary)
gptkb:Rivalry:_The_Story_of_the_Bone_Wars_(book)
books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5