Person
George Olsen
Roy Chapman Andrews wrote about George Olsen in two books. Here is what each book says, with excerpts.
- 1884–1943
Under a Lucky StarRoy Chapman Andrews
George Olsen, a fossil collector on the staff. At the Flaming Cliffs in 1923 it was Olsen who uncovered the first nest of dinosaur eggs ever recognized by science.
…But the real thrill came the second day when George Olsen reported that he was sure he had found some fossil eggs.Listen from here · chapter 21, 6:31While the rest of us were on our hands and knees about the spot, Olsen scraped away the loose rock on the summit of the ledge.…Listen from here · chapter 21, 7:16 - 1922–1925
On the Trail of Ancient ManRoy Chapman Andrews
George Olsen, a fossil collector on the staff. At the Flaming Cliffs in 1923 it was Olsen who uncovered the first nest of dinosaur eggs ever recognized by science.
…were on their hands and knees about those ten-million-year-old eggs, George Olsen began to scrape away the loose rock on the summit of the shelf, and to our amazement he…Listen from here · chapter 14, 7:54…had eaten tiffin, Walter Granger took us to inspect the "diggings." George Olsen had several skulls exposed and Granger and Berkey had come to the conclusion that they…Listen from here · chapter 21, 12:57
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