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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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What Do Fossils Teach Us?

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How Do We Reconstruct an Ancient Ecosystem?

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How Paleontologists Identify Dinosaur Teeth

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Extinction Over Time

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Head shot of T. rex skeleton with Rocky Mountains in the background.

A New View of T. Rex

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Michelle Pinsdorf in the fossil prep lab.

Webinar: Fossils Live! A Tour of the Fossil Prep Lab

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Webinar: Journey Through Time to Explore Ancient Oceans

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Paleobiologist Advait Jukar touches a fossil elephant skull that is on a table next to other fossils.

Forgotten Elephants of Deep Time

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Illustration of animals near the ocean floor 510 million years ago. A large squid-like creature hovers over smaller organisms.

Early Life on Earth – Animal Origins

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Kay Behrensmeyer are seated at a table with several large bones and various rocks on the table and in a display case behind them.

How Bones Fossilize ... or Don't

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