STORY OF THE DISCOVERIES 



and we now have in this collection about eighty tons of fossil 

 bones, mostly of the reptilian kingdom, but also a large 

 amount of Tertiary or mammalian bones. These are being 

 worked up and put on exhibition as fast as possible. 



The field is exceedmgly rich, and, to me, after nearly forty 

 years' experience in this work, it seems just as good as before 

 it had ever been touched. No party that makes a thorough 

 investigation in one summer ever goes away empty-handed ; 

 usually some exceedingly rare and rich fossils are found. 

 There is no square on the earth as rich as Wyoming in its 

 fossil forms of ancient life. From the Permian, at the close 

 of the Paleozoic, to modern annals, nearly all the life that has 

 ever lived upon the earth can be found within the limits of 

 this State. Of course it takes, first, knowledge and, second, 

 energy to find and bring these things to light; but that is all 

 that is necessary to equip the fossil hunter for successful work 

 in Wyoming. 



W. H. REED, 

 Curator, Museum, University of Wyoming, 

 Laramie, Wyo. 



