The "Saurian Expedition" of 1905
In May and June of 1905, Annie Alexander financed a paleontological expedition to the West Humboldt Range in Nevada, to explore the Triassic limestones of the region. The expedition, under the leadership of Professor John C. Merriam, was a great success; twenty-five specimens of ichthyosaurs, including some of the largest in the world and the most complete ever found in North America, were brought back to Berkeley.
Miss Alexander participated in the expedition, and later wrote an account of it, illustrated with her own photographs, which is now in the UCMP archives. Some excerpts are presented here. Click on any of the pictures to view larger versions.
Originaly created by Ben M. Waggoner, 7/96. All photos from Annie Alexander's 1905 Saurian Expedition scrapbook, UCMP archives.