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November 4, 1926
The Monmouth Inquirer
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
In a Cleveland, Ohio suburb, an electric shovel unearths tons of prehistoric land fauna, fossilized fishes, and geological data from rock and clay, but rapid urban expansion will soon destroy these sites for building subbasements.
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Being Dug by the Ton
Cleveland, Ohio. The back-breaking
toll of the paleontologist has been
supplanted here by a fossil-hunting
electric shovel. In a suburb of this
city, where geological information is
being dug out by the ton. Prehistoric
land fauna is being unearthed
from rock and clay, as well as fossilized
fishes. The use of the electric
shovel for this purpose is being
viewed with particular interest here.
because the rapid expansion of the
city means that these areas in a few
years will be lost to the paleontologist
to make way for subbasements
to large buildings.
Being Dug by the Ton
Cleveland, Ohio. The back-breaking
toll of the paleontologist has been
supplanted here by a fossil-hunting
electric shovel. In a suburb of this
city, where geological information is
being dug out by the ton. Prehistoric
land fauna is being unearthed
from rock and clay, as well as fossilized
fishes. The use of the electric
shovel for this purpose is being
viewed with particular interest here.
because the rapid expansion of the
city means that these areas in a few
years will be lost to the paleontologist
to make way for subbasements
to large buildings.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Fossil Excavation
Paleontology
Cleveland Ohio
Electric Shovel
Urban Expansion
Where did it happen?
Cleveland, Ohio Suburb
Story Details
Location
Cleveland, Ohio Suburb
Story Details
An electric shovel replaces manual paleontological work to excavate tons of prehistoric fossils and geological data in a Cleveland suburb, but urban growth will soon eliminate access to these sites.