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George F. Sternberg was an American paleontologist who worked as a field vertebrate paleontologist and curator at the museum that became Fort Hays State University's Sternberg Museum of Natural History. He collected and studied fossils from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas and other regions, and he helped excavate the famous "fish-within-a-fish" specimen, a Xiphactinus containing a swallowed Gillicus. The record should be distinguished from his uncle George M.
Sternberg, an Army physician and paleontologist.
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What was George F. Sternberg's role at Fort Hays State University?
In 1927, George F. Sternberg was hired as a field vertebrate paleontologist and curator at the museum in Hays, Kansas. That institution later became Fort Hays State University's Sternberg Museum of Natural History.
What is George Sternberg's famous fish-within-a-fish fossil?
Sternberg discovered a fossilized Xiphactinus audax containing a recently swallowed Gillicus arcuatus. The specimen came from Gove County, Kansas, and is a notable example of fossilized feeding behavior.
What kind of fossils did George Sternberg collect?
His fieldwork focused heavily on vertebrate fossils from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas. He also collected and studied dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and fossil fish.
Is the Sternberg Museum named specifically for George Sternberg?
The museum honors the Sternberg fossil-hunting family, including George F. Sternberg. It was renamed in 1969 after his death and is now part of Fort Hays State University.
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