Show ancient A fossils common in U S united states fertile field f for or paleontologists washington the discovery in texas of the dorsal armor of a giant a crocodile like creature wiach lived more than years ago emphasizes the fact that the united states is still a fertile field for paleontologists 0 ests seeking the fossils of prehistoric animals traces of many species of these monsters have been found from time to time judging from the number of tracks track S found the dinosaur or terrible reptile seems to have been the most common in all parts of the country beside the connecticut river near northampton are preserved dinosaur tracks said to be the most perfect eer found nearer new york at woodbridge N J dinosaur tracks discovered lost last year measuring 20 inches across the toes they are thought to date back to the cretaceous period of tile the mesozoic age haunts of the dinosaur the haunts of the dinosaur in new jersey were discovered however in 1858 and a mounted skeleton is in the state museum at trenton in the western states and in the canadian province of alberta dinosaur bones have been most frequently found and most easily esca rated bated some huge tracks SS 38 indies inches long iong have been discovered disco ered in colorado and in dinosaur canyon near flagstaff ariz tracks were found by one expedition one of the largest skeletons of tills this beast was found in utah in 1923 1023 alie diplodocus of the species this aliis specimen was 71 feet long iong and the pieces discoN discovered ered wel hed about pounds this creature Is supposed to have lived WOW years ago mastodons it la Is believed were abundant here about years ago whereas this animal was waif thought to have become extinct in europe 1000 centuries back mastodon teeth 7 inches ion long have been discovered in the ocean oft off the new jersey coast and the vicinity of niagara falls has furni furnished shed a fertle fertile dald for such discoveries huge thunder lizard near medicine bluff blair wyo was found the skeleton of one of the lai largest est of the prehistoric reptiles the brontosaurus or thunder lizard now in the peabody museum at ne new haven when alive its weight Is estimated to have been about 40 tons find it lived about 1 years ago the jaw ot of the there to which family belongs the modern horse tapir and rhinoceros was found in the white river bad lands of south dakota in 1810 |