Editing South Hadley, Massachusetts (section)

===Geology===
The first confirmed evidence of a [[dinosaur]] to be found in North America was unearthed in South Hadley by Pliny Moody while plowing in 1802, 40 years before dinosaurs were identified as a fossil group. The sandstone slab bearing large, mysterious footprints was later purchased by Elihu Dwight, who gave the prints the name of "Noah's Raven". Professor [[Edward Hitchcock]] then obtained the slab, which is now on prominent display in the [[Beneski Museum of Natural History]] at [[Amherst College]]. Hitchcock believed the fossils were made by gigantic ancient birds, long before scientists accepted that modern birds and dinosaurs are related.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory/collections/ichnology|title=Collections {{!}} Ichnology |publisher=Amherst College|language=en|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/edward-hitchcock-dinosaur-fossils-footprints-birds-amherst|title=The First Scientist to Study Dinosaur Footprints Thought Giant Birds Made Them|last=Meszaros|first=John|date=December 12, 2017|work=Atlas Obscura|access-date=March 21, 2018|language=en}}</ref>