In 1796, Colonel John Stuart sent Thomas Jefferson some fossil bones (a femur fragment, ulna, radius, and some foot bones including three large claws) from a cave in Greenbrier County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia).
Colonel John Stuart sent Thomas Jefferson some fossil bones (a femur fragment) from a cave in Greenbrier County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia). This was in 1796. A femur fragment was ulna. A femur fragment was radius. A femur fragment was some foot bones including three large claws.