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Article: Fleshing Out the Mystery of Fossils Fleshing Out the Mystery of Fossils
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- August 1, 2009
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PALEONTOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
Ancient Animals Come to Life in Startling Natural History Exhibition
"FOSSIL MVSThRIES" is the largest and most comprehensive exhibit ever un- I dertaken at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Blending traditional and contemporary exhibition techniques, it showcases the last 75,000,000 years in the Southern and Baja California bioregionknown among scientists for its extraordinarily rich fossil record, which includes mammoths, sea cows, lions, dinosaurs, walruses, giant sloths, saber-tooth cats, dire wolves, whales, and predatory sharks three times the size of great whites.
The exhibition offers new and innovative methods of engaging the public, encouraging ...