Charles Hazelius Sternberg
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Charles Hazelius Sternberg was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928, and collected fossils for Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel C. Marsh, and
Sternberg with horse skull fossil c. 1927
Edmontosaurus mummy discovered by the Sternberg family in 1908. Click for details of the discovery and more photos.
Edmontosaurus annectens life reconstruction (1909) by Charles R. Knight, based on this mummy. This is not an accurate reconstruction by current knowledge.
The Edmontosaurus mummy AMNH 5060, nicknamed the AMNH mummy, is an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. Discovered in 1908 in
Charles Hazelius Sternberg
…1894–1976), who also had careers in vertebrate paleontology. They became famous for their collecting abilities and many discoveries, including the "Trachodon mummy", an exquisitely preserved specimen of Edmontosaurus annectens (see hadrosaurid). Son George was also a noted fossil hunter famous for finding a "fish…
The Edmontosaurus mummy AMNH 5060 at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in top view
Only known photograph of the mummy's excavation, Wyoming, 1908, 43°23′09″N 104°31′39″W / 43.38578°N 104.52754°W / 43.38578; -104.52754
The mummy on exhibit in the American Museum of Natural History (2008)
Skin impression of the shoulder region, showing the smaller "ground tubercles" and clusters of larger "pavement tubercles"