George Fryer Sternberg (1883–1969) was a paleontologist best known for his discovery in Gove County, Kansas of the "fish-within-a-fish" of Xiphactinus audax with a recently eaten Gillicus arcuatus within its stomach. Sternberg was born in Lawrence, Kansas, and began leading fossil-hunting expeditions in the early 1900s.[1] He became field paleontologist and curator of the museum of natural history at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas in 1927.
G. F. Sternberg preparing the skull of Chasmosaurus belli, National Museum of Canada, 1914.
Sternberg formed a mentor relationship with Marion Charles Bonner of Leoti, Kansas, and through this relationship acquired many fossils from the Niobrara Cretaceous chalk for the museum's displays and archives. The most notable specimen Bonner donated and Sternberg prepared for display was a nearly complete Dolichorhynchops osbornii in 1956.[3]
Sternberg retired from the museum in 1961. He died October 23, 1969.[4]
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^"George F. Sternberg - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^"Sternberg Museum of Natural History - Sternberg Museum of Natureal History". sternberg.fhsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^"Keystone Gallery - Fossils - Bonner Family Fossil History Page 1".
george, sternberg, george, fryer, sternberg, 1883, 1969, paleontologist, best, known, discovery, gove, county, kansas, fish, within, fish, xiphactinus, audax, with, recently, eaten, gillicus, arcuatus, within, stomach, sternberg, born, lawrence, kansas, began,. George Fryer Sternberg 1883 1969 was a paleontologist best known for his discovery in Gove County Kansas of the fish within a fish of Xiphactinus audax with a recently eaten Gillicus arcuatus within its stomach Sternberg was born in Lawrence Kansas and began leading fossil hunting expeditions in the early 1900s 1 He became field paleontologist and curator of the museum of natural history at Fort Hays State University in Hays Kansas in 1927 G F Sternberg preparing the skull of Chasmosaurus belli National Museum of Canada 1914 George F Sternberg was the son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg and nephew of Brigadier General George M Sternberg 1838 1915 The Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State University in Hays Kansas is named for his work and contributions to paleontology The surname also honors the Sternberg fossil hunting family including his father Charles Hazelius Sternberg 1850 1943 and his brother Charles Mortram Sternberg 1885 1981 2 Gillicus arcuatus within the stomach of Xiphactinus audax George F Sternberg s most famous fossil find Sternberg formed a mentor relationship with Marion Charles Bonner of Leoti Kansas and through this relationship acquired many fossils from the Niobrara Cretaceous chalk for the museum s displays and archives The most notable specimen Bonner donated and Sternberg prepared for display was a nearly complete Dolichorhynchops osbornii in 1956 3 Sternberg retired from the museum in 1961 He died October 23 1969 4 References edit George F Sternberg Kansas Historical Society www kshs org Retrieved 2022 03 22 Sternberg Museum of Natural History Sternberg Museum of Natureal History sternberg fhsu edu Retrieved 2022 03 22 Keystone Gallery Fossils Bonner Family Fossil History Page 1 George F Sternberg Kansapedia Kansas Historical Society www kshs org Retrieved 2022 03 22 nbsp This article about a paleontologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George F Sternberg amp oldid 1121199156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
