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Image of teeth in carnivores (sharp points to tear) and herbivores (bumpy flat surfaces to grind)

How Do We Know What Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Animals Ate?

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Evolution of Whales Animation

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How Do We Reconstruct an Ancient Ecosystem?

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How Paleontologists Identify Dinosaur Teeth

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Eric Schuettpelz sit at a table with green Legos and a microscope for their discussion of fern life cycles.

Ferns – Curious Life Cycles and Remarkable Biodiversity

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Dr. Hannah Wood at a desk discussing these spiders.

Powerful Predators – Adaptations of Trap-Jaw Spiders

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Karen Osborn sit at a table with several small containers of marine invertebrates.

Ocean Biodiversity – Discovering Marine Invertebrates

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Christopher Meyer are seated at a table with two boxes of shells and some small plastic containers with specimens

Measuring Biodiversity – Life in One Cubic Foot

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Anna Phillips seated behind a table with various specimens in jars of fluid.

Living Together – Parasites and Hosts

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Ellen Strong begin discussion at a table with examples of various snail types.

Human Impacts and Extinction of Freshwater Snails

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Kristofer Helgan are seated at a table with several furry specimens in front of them.

How to Discover a New Mammal Species

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Carla Dove seated at a table with several specimens of dead birds and bird feathers.

Forensic Ornithology – Bird Detective

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