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Uncover the geologic history of the Grand Canyon stretching back to the Archean Eon
The paleontology of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.
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See samples of what is possibly soft tissue discovered in a Lufengosaurus fossil from the Jurassic Period
Learn about what is believed to be the oldest soft tissue ever found, in a dinosaur...
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Fossil collection in the University of California Museum of Paleontology
A discussion of California fossils—notably those of sabre-toothed tigers and the...
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Know about Earth's mass extinctions
An overview of mass extinctions.
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Dinosaur National Monument
Scientists excavating dinosaur fossils from a quarry wall in Dinosaur National Monument,...
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fossil-containing strata
Fossils help geologists establish the ages of layers of rock. In this diagram, sections...
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