1. Many of the fossils discovered by Ernst Stromer were destroyed during World War II, leaving today's scientists only a few photographs of the previously existing specimens to rely on.
10 Facts About Ernst Stromer
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Ernst Stromer was married to Elisabeth Rennebaum in 1920 and had three sons, all of whom served in the German army during World War II.
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On 7 November 1910, Ernst Stromer arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, aboard the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Cleopatra.
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Ernst Stromer visited the office of George Steindorff, a reputable German Egyptologist, as a matter of courtesy and to plan the future expedition.
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Ernst Stromer discovered sharks' teeth, broken shells of ancient turtles, and the occasional jaw of a prehistoric crocodile.
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Ernst Stromer found a dragoman who could function as a guide and translator.
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That first day, Ernst Stromer was able to find a fossilized shark vertebrae, fish teeth, and some petrified wood.
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Ernst Stromer cut up his mosquito netting and soaked them in a flour and water paste, covering the two larger bones in this wrapping.
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Ernst Stromer moved the expedition to the area near Gebel Hammad the next day.
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On 18 February 1911, Ernst Stromer began his long trip back to Germany where he would describe his finds including the large spinosaurid, Spinosaurus aegypticus, and the carcharodontosaurid, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus.