The Bone Wars

<p>The <strong>Bone Wars</strong>, also known as the <strong>Great Dinosaur Rush</strong>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Wars#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> was a period of intense and ruthlessly competitive <a title= "Fossil collecting" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_collecting">fossil hunting</a> and discovery during the <a title= "Gilded Age" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age">Gilded Age</a> of American history, marked by a heated rivalry between <a title="Edward Drinker Cope" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope">Edward Drinker Cope</a> (of the <a title= "Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Drexel_University">Academy of Natural Sciences</a> of <a title="Philadelphia" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>) and <a title="Othniel Charles Marsh" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othniel_Charles_Marsh">Othniel Charles Marsh</a> (of the <a title= "Peabody Museum of Natural History" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peabody_Museum_of_Natural_History">Peabody Museum of Natural History</a> at <a title= "Yale University" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University">Yale</a>). Each of the two <a title="Paleontology" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology">paleontologists</a> used underhanded methods to try to outdo the other in the field, resorting to bribery, theft, and the destruction of bones. Each scientist also sought to ruin his rival's reputation and cut off his funding, using attacks in scientific publications.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/citationpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our Patreon page here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  Be sure to check</span> <a href= "http://citationp