The boy from Nebraska
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Eiseley earned his PhD in anthropology from which Ivy League university in 1937?
The fossilized skull of which prehistoric mammal inspired Eiseley's poem 'The Innocent Assassins'?
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schopenhauer A tragic prehistoric cat fight fossilized in stone inspired Eiseley's most famous poem.
What major historical event in the 20th century influenced Eiseley's reflections on violence in 'The Innocent Assassins'?
Prehistoric cat fights: The 'Innocent Assassins' fossil shows a 25-million-year-old Nimravus whose long fang was pushed straight through the arm bone of a rival.
schopenhauer Nimravids were prehistoric predators that evolved deadly fangs long before true cats.
What was the nickname of the University of Nebraska fossil-hunting team that Eiseley joined in 1932?
How old is the 'Innocent Assassins' fossil showing two prehistoric predators locked in combat?
The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock. In 1932, Eiseley excavated prehistoric mammal fossils during a museum expedition to western Nebraska's Wildcat Hills.
In which rugged Nebraska landscape did Eiseley's team find the famous locked-saber fossil?
Which administrative role did Loren Eiseley hold at the University of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1961?