print email comment close The Academy of Natural Sciences: Thomas Jefferson Fossil Collection URL: http://www.ansp.org/museum/jefferson/ Description: In this online exhibit, "examine the fossils and explore the science and history surrounding this collection" which represent some of the fruits of Thomas Jefferson's paleontology collection. Includes material about the American mastodon, ground sloth, ancient bison, ancient horse, Harlan's musk ox, megalodon shark, stag moose, and woolly mammoth. Also includes pages that "elaborate on some of the scientific, philosophical and historical issues" surrounding the collection. From the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Publisher: The Academy of Natural Sciences Extra Keywords giant claw LII Database Information: Record 26371 created by Sybil Finemel on 06/23/2008 Last modification on 07/09/2008 Published: 07/09/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26371