Edward Cope's reconstruction of Laelaps aquilunguis. This work was on display in the original exhibition as item 11. Image source: Cope, Edward Drinker. "The fossil reptiles of New Jersey," in: American Naturalist, vol. 3 (1869), pp. 84-91, pl. 2.

Paper Dinosaurs 1824-1969

An Exhibition of Original Publications from the Collections of the Linda Hall Library

Lecture Videos

September 12, 2013

“Next-Gen Paleontology: 3D Printed Dinosaurs”

Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, Professor of Paleontology and Geology at Rowan Unversity (formerly at Drexel University)


September 10, 2014

“Feather Wings, Leather Wings: Victorian Geology and the Moral Hierarchy of Deep Time”

Caitlin Silberman, Ph.D. candidate in art history, University of Wisconsin


October 16, 2014

“Discovering Fossils in Panama: A Once in a Century Opportunity”

Dr. Bruce MacFadden, Curator and Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida