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Badlands National Park
Article 1: Footnotes in Time: The Beginnings of the NPS Paleontology Program
National Park Service Senior Paleontologist Vince Santucci looks back on the beginning of his career at Badlands National Park in the 1980s. Read more
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Grand Canyon National Park
Article 2: The Ancient Floral Splendor and Paleoenvironments of Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park has one of the most outstanding paleobotanical records in the National Park System. Several formations preserve Paleozoic plant fossils, particularly the Permian Hermit Formation. Read more
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Waco Mammoth National Monument
Article 3: A mammoth donation and nearly 50 years of fossil discovery at Waco Mammoth National Monument
Following the direction in the enabling legislation, Waco Mammoth National Monument officially received a donation of fossil and associated documents from Baylor University. The formal partnership between the National Park Service and Baylor University is successfully supporting the growth of a research program focused on the Late Pleistocene in central Texas. Read more
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Article 4: Paleoart in Action: Inspiring Curiosity through the “Prehistoric Life in the National Parks” Coloring Books
As part of a Paleontology in the Parks Fellowship project, a “Cenozoic Life in the National Parks” coloring book including new activities and coloring pages is being produced, building on the original “Prehistoric Life in the National Parks” coloring book. Read more
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Article 5: Paleontology and Geology of Big Bone Lick National Natural Landmark
Big Bone Lick National Natural Landmark in northern Kentucky is one of the most significant paleontological sites in North America. Since the mid-1700s, the abundant fossils of extinct Pleistocene megafauna found here stimulated scientific interest, helped define our conceptions of Ice Age life on this continent, and were early evidence for extinction. Read more