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Despite the on-going [[Second Great War]] and against his wife's wishes, d'Everard hired a team and funded an expedition to [[Talionia]] out of his own pocket in 1937. After lengthy negotiations with the local government, d'Everard's team was permitted to dig north of [[Lariana]] in June of 1937. Initial finds were mostly of crocodillomorphs, the description of one of which, ''[[Larianasuchops]]'', was published posthumously, written mostly by d'Everard.<ref>d'Everard, Phillipe E.: ''Larianasuchops'', [[University of Collinebourg]]. 1938.</ref> Traces fossils of ''[[Caphirosaurus]]'' including footprints were discovered in July, while most of a femur and some vertebrae of a ''[[Caphirosaurus]]'' were found in early August. The team continued to excavate fossils of small mammals and amphibians throughout the field season. A partial ''[[Testudosaurus]]'' was discovered by chance in a hillside, discovered to be nearly 60% complete once excavated by the middle of September. | Despite the on-going [[Second Great War]] and against his wife's wishes, d'Everard hired a team and funded an expedition to [[Talionia]] out of his own pocket in 1937. After lengthy negotiations with the local government, d'Everard's team was permitted to dig north of [[Lariana]] in June of 1937. Initial finds were mostly of crocodillomorphs, the description of one of which, ''[[Larianasuchops]]'', was published posthumously, written mostly by d'Everard.<ref>d'Everard, Phillipe E.: ''Larianasuchops'', [[University of Collinebourg]]. 1938.</ref> Traces fossils of ''[[Caphirosaurus]]'' including footprints were discovered in July, while most of a femur and some vertebrae of a ''[[Caphirosaurus]]'' were found in early August. The team continued to excavate fossils of small mammals and amphibians throughout the field season. A partial ''[[Testudosaurus]]'' was discovered by chance in a hillside, discovered to be nearly 60% complete once excavated by the middle of September. | ||
Due to the on-going war however, d'Everard's team was unable to return to [[Yonderre]] for the time being and forced to remain in [[Talionia]] for the winter. The fossil haul was stored away under armed guard in [[Lariana]] and d'Everard and his team set up temporary offices in a hotel downtown to begin describing the specimens. d'Everard fell ill with pneumonia in December of 1937 and became at times delirious. He continued his work however, aided by his team, and continued to describe and categorize specimens. d'Everard start experiencing lucid fever dreams in January of 1938. When he read in a letter in late January that his son [[Rachet d'Everard|Rachet]] had been wounded fighting for the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion]], d'Everard muttered that it was preposterous that the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] would allow boys as young as Rachet to fight.<ref>[[Rachet d'Everard]] was 34 years old at the time.</ref> Phillipe d'Everard | Due to the on-going war however, d'Everard's team was unable to return to [[Yonderre]] for the time being and forced to remain in [[Talionia]] for the winter. The fossil haul was stored away under armed guard in [[Lariana]] and d'Everard and his team set up temporary offices in a hotel downtown to begin describing the specimens. d'Everard fell ill with pneumonia in December of 1937 and became at times delirious. He continued his work however, aided by his team, and continued to describe and categorize specimens. d'Everard start experiencing lucid fever dreams in January of 1938. When he read in a letter in late January that his son [[Rachet d'Everard|Rachet]] had been wounded fighting for the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion]], d'Everard muttered that it was preposterous that the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] would allow boys as young as Rachet to fight.<ref>[[Rachet d'Everard]] was 34 years old at the time.</ref> The bedridden Phillipe d'Everard died in his sleep and was found by his aide in the morning of Februaury 2nd, 1938. His still body still clutched a half-full glass of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Xerie]] in the left hand, d'Arvinne's ''On the Origin of Species'' was open on his stomach and he was still wearing reading glasses. | ||
d'Everard's body was prepared by a local mortician and shipped home to [[Yonderre]] in April of 1938. His wife had been informed by letter of condolence from d'Everard's aide in the middle of February as well as the Rector of the [[University of Collinebourg]] Joanus Lavreau. For his contributions to science throughout the last half-century, d'Everard was granted a state funeral held in [[Collinebourg]] attended by thousands including [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] [[Joanus X de Martigueux]]. d'Everard was buried in [[Sainte-Catherine]], [[Kubagne]]. Most of his personal collection of fossils and knick knacks was given away to the [[University of Collinebourg]] and museums around [[Yonderre]] following his death. | d'Everard's body was prepared by a local mortician and shipped home to [[Yonderre]] in April of 1938. His wife had been informed by letter of condolence from d'Everard's aide in the middle of February as well as the Rector of the [[University of Collinebourg]] Joanus Lavreau. For his contributions to science throughout the last half-century, d'Everard was granted a state funeral held in [[Collinebourg]] attended by thousands including [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] [[Joanus X de Martigueux]]. d'Everard was buried in [[Sainte-Catherine]], [[Kubagne]]. Most of his personal collection of fossils and knick knacks was given away to the [[University of Collinebourg]] and museums around [[Yonderre]] following his death. | ||
==Personality and views== | ==Personality and views== | ||
===Personality and views on evolution=== | ===Personality and views on evolution=== | ||