870 
and a full list of Americans who studied 
under Bunsen could only be made from the 
official register of the university. 
Ofthe charm of residence in the pictur- 
esque little city on the Neckar, with its 
magnificent ruined castle, its attractive 
forest-covered hills threaded by enticing 
paths, its historical associations, and its ex- 
cellent beer, there can be but one opinion ; 
but in winter we often felt the truth of the 
old couplet : 
‘ Heidelberg ist eine schéne Stadt 
Wenn es ausgeregnet hat !’ 
Henry CARRINGTON Botton. 
A SKELETON OF DIPLODOCUS, RECENTLY 
MOUNTED IN THE AMERICAN 
MUSEUM.* 
In the spring of 1897, one division of the 
American Museum exploring party was sent 
by the writer to the Como Bluffs of Wyom- 
ing, made famous by numerous discoveries 
of Dinosaurs. It was believed that this rich 
locality had been exhausted by the continu- 
ous excavations of the United States Geo- 
logical Survey under the direction of Pro- 
fessor Marsh. The first prospecting, how- 
ever, resulted in the discovery, by Mr. 
Barnum Brown and the writer, 
of a large femur, which guided 
us to a very remarkable skele- 
ton of Diplodocus longus Marsh. 
Dr. J. L. Wortman joined the 
party later and superintended 
the work of excavation which 
occupied several months. 
At one time strong hopes 
were aroused that the entire an- 
imal would be found together. 
The long tail stretched off par- 
allel with the cliff, interrupted 
only by a narrow gully which 
* Extract from Memoirs of the 
American Museum of Natural History, 
Vol. I., Part V. Issued October 25, 
1899. 
SCIENCE. 
) 
The figure 
Parts missing in contours, 
plodocus Skeleton with Pelvis and Femur in Position. 
Fig. 1. Posterior half of Vertebral Column of the Di 
is of a man of the average height. 
[N. S. VoL. X. No. 259. 
7 nat. size, 
1 
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