Talk:Big Bone Cave

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I've wikified the article and replaced the advertising with an entry under "further reading". --Mereda 10:51, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

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I just made a few, necessary corrections to the "Big Bone Cave" listing.
The ground sloth bones from Big Bone Cave are Megalonyx jeffersoni. There were at least 3, possibly 4 individuals. See my new book on Big Bone Cave for further details.
Also, the reference to a "large animal about the size of a bear" is from the H. C. Mercer papers in 1897, not from the 1971 excavation. I know, because I made the 1971 excavation.
If you think any of my changes are in error, please email me and we will discuss them.
Larry E. Matthews, Professional Geologist

I'm certainly happy with the corrected facts - you're physically a lot closer, and an expert too! I've just added the ISBN for the book since that makes it most accessible worldwide. On style though, I'd suggest that you should think again about whether a Wikipedia article should directly tell readers where to buy a book.--Mereda 15:02, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Now that a reference is included with the ISBN number can we remove the information regarding the web addresses for the book. Leeannedy 20:49, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Giving location of where to order the Big Bone Cave book.

When the book was first published, it was only available from the National Speleological Society (NSS), so without some direction, I figured most people would have a hard time finding it, or even knowing that it existed, for that matter. Now that it is available from Amazon.com, I figure anybody can find it.

All proceeds go to the NSS (a non-profit organization), so I wasn't trying to make money off the link.

Larry E. Matthews Professional Geologist

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