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Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
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Gabriela Farfan, a woman with long, brown hair and a blue shirt, standing next to a block of quartz crystals slightly taller than she is

What Is a Mineral?

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Video screenshot showing a presentation slide with six numbered objects on it; one looks like a large tooth.

Webinar: Natural History at Home – What Is a Fossil?

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Illustration of a crossection of a hillside showing horizontal geological layers, some of which have fossils in them.

It's a Date

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Video screenshot showing three images: A man putting together a small dinosaur skeleton on a table; a woman speaking sign language; and another woman in front of a full bookcase.

Webinar – Building Dinosaurs: Behind the Scenes

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Screenshot of presentation slide showing fossil preparator Myria Perez alongside paleontologist Kay Behrensmeyer

Webinar: Expert Is Online: Fossil Preparation with Myria Perez

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Video still with three images: A person holding up a drawing of a crocodile-like creature with a really long tail; a man with a beard standing next to an easel with a similar drawing on it; and a person signing in American Sign Language.

Webinar: Natural History at Home – Paleo Portraits

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Screenshot of PowerPoint presentation slide describing resources used to raise cattle and poultry in comparison to farmed insects

Webinar: The Role of Insect Eating in Human Diets, Past and Present

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Diagram of skeleton of a bird-like creature, ichthyornis, with some parts labeled

Dinosaurs Take Flight

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Video frame of Alexandra Kralick smiling while sitting in front of a fireplace.

Webinar: Climate Change Threatens Great Ape Biology

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Presentation slide with pictures of the three tick species that cause the most human infections.

Ticks and the Diseases They Carry

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Black and white sketch of a landscape in rough shapes, with palm trees, ferns, a turtle, T rex, and salamander draw in more detail.

Paleo Art – Edge of Extinction: Make Your Own Dinosaur Ecosystem Mural

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Cartoon-style game board for Evolve or Perish.

Evolve or Perish Board Game

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