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Explorer’s Valley

Explorer’s Valley

Explorer’s Valley follows a river where we now find footprints of bears and deer. How do paleontologists find fossils in a forest landscape? How does ancient life help us understand the biodiversity we see around us today?
Questions to keep in mind
  • Can you spot a fossil in the middle of a forest?
  • Can you see the same sorts of life as we see in fossils?
  • What about dinosaur descendants?
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