Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . \^ ?\. Fig. 98.—Diorama of Jurassic period shown in tiie Smithsonian exhil)it at theTexas Centennial Exposition. Stcgasaunis at left; Camarasaiinis in center;Ccrotosaiinis at right. Flanking the laboratory area there were exhibited two large oilpaintings: one, by Garnet W. Jex, portrayed reptilian life in thePermian Age of Texas; the other, by Bruce Horsfall, visualizedCamarasaunts as he was supposed to have appeared in the flesh andin the environment of his time, namely, the Jurassic Age. In addition,a well-executed diorama vi

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Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . \^ ?\. Fig. 98.—Diorama of Jurassic period shown in tiie Smithsonian exhil)it at theTexas Centennial Exposition. Stcgasaunis at left; Camarasaiinis in center;Ccrotosaiinis at right. Flanking the laboratory area there were exhibited two large oilpaintings: one, by Garnet W. Jex, portrayed reptilian life in thePermian Age of Texas; the other, by Bruce Horsfall, visualizedCamarasaunts as he was supposed to have appeared in the flesh andin the environment of his time, namely, the Jurassic Age. In addition,a well-executed diorama visualized all known life of the Jurassic Age(fig. 98), giving the visitor an understanding of the reptilian asso-ciates of Cojiiarosaurus in Jurassic times and vividly indicating theswampy, moist character of the land area of that distant time.

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