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Mom and the Ankylosaurus

HERE’S TO NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY!

What’s new on this day dedicated to things ancient? Quite a lot! We have not just a slew of new species, but also spectacular preservation such as:

Did you know that since 1990 or thereabouts, more new dinosaur species have been identified by their fossil remains than in all the previous years during which scientists had been studying dinosaurs?

Lastly, hats off to the National Park Service, purveyors of insights about fossils:

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossilday/index.htm

Here’s wishing you a happy National Fossil Day.

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