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We delve into how a rivalry between Penn's own Edward Drinker Cope and Yale's O.C. Marsh jumpstarted the field of paleontology.

Hosted by Lauren Sorantino and Virginia Rodowsky. Produced by Joyce Varma. Theme music by Andrew Ellis: @andrew-dummyfresh-ellis.

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For more information:
Cope: Master Naturalist by Henry Fairfield Osborn, 1931
The Fossil Feud Between E. D. Cope and O. C. Marsh by Elizabeth Noble Shor, 1974
PBS's "The Dinosaurs," Ep. 1 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5cXQj80PxM)