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Mounted skeleton of a creature with a small head, short rib cage, long thin tail, and two short, wide limbs near the ribs.

A Celebration of Fossils: Cretaceous Life in Motion

Special Online Events, November 13-21, 2021

Join us for some fossil fun! From November 13-21, we offered programs and activities with paleontologists, fossil preparators, educators, and artists.

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A man and woman standing on either side of an easel with a drawing of a triceratops head on it.
Paleoartists Bob Walters and Tess Kissinger showed how to sketch paleo portraits in a webinar for families, November 13.

For Families

Natural History at Home – Paleo Portraits
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Video coming soon

Historia Natural En Casa: Bailando a través del tiempo – Quetzalcoatlus
Sunday, November 21, 2021

For Students in Grades 3-5

Leaning sideways, a man with dark hair and glasses looks into the open, toothed jaws of a fossil T. rex skull.
Matthew Carrano, paleontologist and Curator of Dinosauria, introduced students to the study of dinosaur bodies and how they moved them, November 18. Photo by James Di Loreto, Smithsonian.

Smithsonian Science How: Explore How Dinosaurs Moved
Thursday, November 18, 2021

For Adults

Building Dinosaurs: Behind the Scenes
Monday, November 15, 2021

For Everyone

Expert Is Online: Fossil Preparation with Myria Perez
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Resources for Kids, Families, and Teachers

Check out these fossil-related activities, videos, and featured collections at your own pace!

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