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Bringing Fossils to Life
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Free. Free event, regular entrance fees apply.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.100750, -108.734450
Saddlehorn Visitor Center
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Fossils are the only practical means of telling time in geology and can also be important indicators of prehistoric climate conditions. The chances of a given animal having the extraordinary luck of being preserved and collected by a paleontologist are extraordinarily small. This program will focus on the odds of fossil preservation, the classification of these preserved remains from the remote past, and the various methods of dating fossils. Participants will learn how and where fossils are found and explore the fossil display to learn about the behavior and activity of these ancient organisms.
Please register for this event by calling the visitor center at 970-858-3617 ext. 360. Free event, regular entrance fees apply.
Event is sponsored by the National Park Service at Colorado National Monument. Support is provided by Colorado National Monument Association (CNMA), a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit educational organization which helps support educational, scientific, historic, and research projects at Colorado National Monument. CNMA membership helps support educational programs at Colorado National Monument.
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