1923-10-20 — Page 6

Hongkong Telegraph

By Special Arrangement with the Third Asiatic Expedition.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1923.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS

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Giant Dinosaur's Eggs Discovered After 10,000,000 Years

Skeletons Of World's Greatest Land Animal Unearthed In Mongolia By Third Asiatic Expedition.

RECORD FIND OF FOSSILS

The expedition made the world's greatest find of fossils, which will be shipped to America. Our picture shows some of the Sole wrapped up ready for packing in empty gasolene cases for shipment.

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PALEONTOLOGICAL JAZZ

Dr. Walter Granger, paleontologist to the expedition. a little jazz diversion with his search for dinosaurs. A gramophone was one of the valuable implements of the expedition. Dr. Granzer is seen giving the Mongols

a desert concert.

TEN MILLION-YEAR-OLD EGGS

China has a reputation for old eggs, but these eggs, laid somewhere about ten or twelve million year(agujtake the laurel. They can be seen in the bottom right-hand corner. If these had been hitched a few more healthy dinosaurs would have roared about the Mongolian uplands. From just above the spot where the eggs lie was found the complete skeleton of a dinosaur.

PROFESSOR OSBORN AMONG THE MONGOLS

Nine Mongols forined part of the Third Asiatic Expedition, which explored the Mongolian uplands. Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History, who played a large part in the expeditioa, is seen with the family of vae of the Mongel

assistants.

FOUND

TITANOTHERE SKULL

-Buckshot, one of the Chinese collectors, is removing Titanothere skull, under thesupervision of Professor Osborn and Dr. Granger.

MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO

The expedition found twelve complete dinosaur skeletons and 72 dinosaur skulls, which constitute the works record änd of tonsils. In the picture may be seen the leg Lone of one of these giant animals which ranei Mongolia millions of years ago.

SKULL OF DINOSAUR

This is not a piece of granite but just the skull of a dinosaur on which Dr. Granger is working. preparing it for shipment to America. "Seventy-two of these

skulls were found.

BY MOTOR CAR TO MONGOLIA Motor cars carried the expedition from civilization into the wilds of Mongolia. Professor Osborn and Roy Chapman. Andrews, the leader, are shown ready to start with their equipment strapped to the side.

EXPEDITION ON THE MOVE

Miter five months in the Gobi desert the Third Asiatic Expedition returned with the most valuable Amul ever male. The experlition's fleet of cars is shown filing through a pass near. Kulgan on their way back.

THE EXPEDITION'S CAMP.

Our picture shows the expedition's camp at Erhlien. Professor Osborn is talking to Frederick K. Morrisa, geologist and topograber,

REMOVING DINOSAUR SKELETON

Twelve skeletons were found by the expedition. The experts are shown removing the skeleton of a dinosaur. The vertebrae are plainly visible in the centre of the picture.

LEADERS OF THE EXPEDITION

The leaders of the expedition are shown in the picture. From left to right they are Professor Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History, Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews, leader, and Dr. Walter Granger, chief paleontologist. They are standing above a pit in which a great number of dinosaur bones were discovered.