通过研究这些化石，史密斯能够把英国土地所有的地层按相对的时间顺序排列起来。

By following the fossils, Smith was able to put all the strata of England's earth into relative temporal sequence.

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科学家们通过研究发现这些化石的地方，希望能找到羽毛最早什么时候和为什么在地球上出现这个谜题的答案。

When and why feathers first appeared on the earth is just one puzzle scientists hope to solve by studying the area where the fossils were found.

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“从这些挖掘中我们收获颇丰，”克劳斯博士说，“挖出了非同寻常的化石，还有许多研究生通过这次实践拿到了博士学位。

"We get so much from these digs, " Dr. Krause said. "We get these phenomenal fossils; we have had many graduate students get their Ph. D. 's through this work.

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