The Bone Wars, also referred to the ‘the Great Dinosaur Rush’ is a geologic time period in history which there was an intense period of paleontology discovery, over a hundred new species were found during this time. This was mainly due in part to a rivalry between two men, Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope whom were known to go to extreme lengths to undermine each other. While, many fossils were found between the two men they were not above lying, cheating and even stealing from each other to win the war of who could find the most species to create a new chapter in the world of paleontology.. In the end, despite their hatred towards each other they both made huge contributions in the scientific community even if however it ruined them both financially
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It was a mix of factors of political, personal beliefs, personalities and different upbrings that led them to hate each other. Cope had been born into wealth, while Marsh had not and only gain wealth due to a benefactor early in his life. Marsh was a strong supporter of Charles Darwin's theory of Natural Section and Cope was a firm supporter of Neo-Lamarckism, thus creating much tension between each other with their scientific beliefs. Their personalities were the complete opposite of each other as Marsh was an introverted man who was said to be quite a perfectionist while Cope was said to be quick tempered and aristocratic. It is easy to understand where the bitterness started to form between them with these factors in …show more content…
Most of these fossils were discovered on the south flank due to erosion, leaving huge fossils exposed which had then caught the eyes of the locals who contracted people to come and examine the findings. It wasn’t uncommon for people to accidentally trip over fossils either, the whole landmark was extremely viable for such discoveries. This became a huge geological site over the next fifteen years, and was the feeding ground for both men's personal discoveries over time.. It was actually Marsh who discovered the famed Stegosaurus in this location, which became world famous as the public was fascinated by such a
It was a mix of factors of political, personal beliefs, personalities and different upbrings that led them to hate each other. Cope had been born into wealth, while Marsh had not and only gain wealth due to a benefactor early in his life. Marsh was a strong supporter of Charles Darwin's theory of Natural Section and Cope was a firm supporter of Neo-Lamarckism, thus creating much tension between each other with their scientific beliefs. Their personalities were the complete opposite of each other as Marsh was an introverted man who was said to be quite a perfectionist while Cope was said to be quick tempered and aristocratic. It is easy to understand where the bitterness started to form between them with these factors in …show more content…
Most of these fossils were discovered on the south flank due to erosion, leaving huge fossils exposed which had then caught the eyes of the locals who contracted people to come and examine the findings. It wasn’t uncommon for people to accidentally trip over fossils either, the whole landmark was extremely viable for such discoveries. This became a huge geological site over the next fifteen years, and was the feeding ground for both men's personal discoveries over time.. It was actually Marsh who discovered the famed Stegosaurus in this location, which became world famous as the public was fascinated by such a