Which of the following lists only the main topics of “The Bone Wars” in the correct order? A Cope and Marsh meet in 1864. Their feud begins in 1868. Cope publishes a mistake in 1869. The feud moves into fieldwork during the 1870s and 1880s. Cope dies in 1897, leaving Marsh the winner of the Bone Wars.
B Marsh begins the feud. The feud is fought through scientific articles. The fighting turns violent in fieldwork out West. Cope dies and wants his brain compared with Marsh’s. The Bone Wars both helps and hurts the reputation of paleontology.
C The feud turns Cope and Marsh into celebrities. Marsh secretly tries to hire Cope’s foreman. Cope publishes a mistake in a scientific journal. Cope and Marsh begin fighting the Bone Wars. Cope dies, so Marsh wins the Bone Wars.
D A feud begins between Cope and Marsh. Cope and Marsh compete in both articles and fieldwork. The fight leads to both mistakes and damaged specimens. The feud goes public and ends only with Cope’s death. The Bone Wars slowed scientific progress but provided valuable fossils.