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Princeton Expedition of 1886 Reveals Uintatherium Find
The 1886 Princeton scientific expedition left Princeton on June 21 with eight members led by Professors Scott and Sloane and others. They camped along Henry’s Fork and discovered a complete uintatherium skull with additional fossil finds at Twin Buttes and White river, before crossing the Uintah mountains and reaching Ouray. The team faced harsh conditions, scarce supplies, and difficult travel, yet returned with about 1200 pounds of fossils including amynodon and tapiroids.
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Princeton
New York Tribune
Scott
Sloane
Mesers
Paton
Reynolds
Hervey
Harlan
Kane
Baucus
Francis Speir, Jr
New York City
Carter
Union Pacific
Green River City
Wyoming
Fort Bridger
War Department
United States
New Jersey
Henry’s Fork
Green River
Uintatherium
Twin Buttes
White River Country
Burnt Fork
Central Asia
Uintah
Ashley Canyon
Ashley
Colorado
Ashley Valley
White River
New York
Uintah County
Utah
Ouray
White
Green Rivers
William A. McKewen
Cutelle
McDowell and Curry
Uintahs
Professor Marsh
Yale
New Haven
Scott and
Osborne
Hill
Francis F. Kane
Philadelphia