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Two fan-shaped ginkgo leaves resting on a fossilized ginkgo leaf.

Fossil Atmospheres

Climate change research done by scientists and citizens
Hands-On Activities
A hand holding a pen and drawing a trilobite fossil on white paper.

Webinar: Drawing Fossils

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Dozens of grains of fossil pollen, of many different shapes, on a slide, magnified.

Tiny Fossils, Big Picture

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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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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