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articulated fossil skeleton of a mammoth

Mammoths and mastodons and sloths, oh my!

Jun 29, 2020

What’s the difference between a mammoth and a mastodon? Were there other sharks besides the famous Megalodon swimming in the … Continued

man looks at skeleton of large bird-like prehistory animal

Museum from home: Florida’s fossil history!

May 15, 2020

What was Florida like hundreds of thousands of years ago? What do the fossils we discover today tell us about … Continued

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