American Ex blorers' Discovery Prehistoric Monsters Peking, May 20.
Dr. Black has recently returned from a trip to Urga which he made as a guest of the Third Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. He reports that the expedition left Kalgan on April 21 and from the outset has been singularly successful, especially in the realm of geology and paleontology. An extensive cretaceous deposit has been discovered and, for the first time in Eastern Asia, fossil remains of dinosaurs have been found—of these both the ed herbivorous type and carnivorous forms _have been identified by Dr. Granger. Eocene, oligocene and miocene deposits of tertiary time have also been located and numerous fossil mammalian remains have been recovered, among which are fragments of an animal closely related to, if not identical with, the Foster Cooper giant Baluchi thorium, the largest land mammal yet known. Professor Berkey and Dr. Morris have been able to make further observations on the geology of the area thus far traversed which will be of great importance in throwing light upon obscure questions of the continental structure of Eastern Asia.
Mrs. Andrews, who accompanied the expedition to Urga in charge of the work of colour photography, has been successful in obtaining a large number of unique studies. Mr. Shackleford, who is the motion picture historian of the expedition, has had unusual opportunities to record events of interest and for the first time permission has been granted to photograph the great spring festival of the Hytr in Urga in all its magnificent.detail.
The difficulties of transport upder all conditions of weather have not been few, but so far. the cars under the supervision of Mr. Colgate have stood up well under the severe strain of heavy loads and hard travel.
The expedition will continue its work during the summer months and on its return in October a report on the season's work by Mr. Andrews will be awaited with keen interest.—Reuter.
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