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War over the Bone: How a Conflict Between Two Petty Paleontologists Popularized Dinosaurs

Summary by Deník N
Do you like dinosaurs? Paleontologists Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh once dedicated their lives to them—and to destroying each other's careers. During the so-called Bone Wars, they engaged in such slander that their rivalry ruined their reputations, but it also brought dinosaurs to the forefront of public interest in paleontology.
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Do you like dinosaurs? Paleontologists Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh once dedicated their lives to them—and to destroying each other's careers. During the so-called Bone Wars, they engaged in such slander that their rivalry ruined their reputations, but it also brought dinosaurs to the forefront of public interest in paleontology.

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Deník N broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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