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A. KU B. Sternberg Museum C. Monument Rocks D. Comanche NG
E. Florissant F. Denver Nature Museum G. Dinosaur NM H. Fossil Butte
I. Grand Staircase J. Grand Canyon K. Petrified Forest L. Mesa Verde
FOSSIL SITES

Sternberg Museum, Monument Rocks, Comanche NG, Florissant Fossil Beds, Dinosaur NM, Fossil Butte, Petrified Forest

Fossil Sucker Fish from Florissant Fossil Beds
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Fossil Sites in order of trip visitation:

Trip 3

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If any trip focuses on fossils it is Trip 4. A soon-to-be-designed virtual field trip will take you through the sites:

Below is a chart showing the various divisions of time from the most recent to the oldest. Locations where fossils from each period can be experienced are given along with links.

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Y		 HOLOCENE The epoch in which we are currently living started around 10,000 years ago. Tasmanian Wolves, Carolina Parakeets and Dodo Birds are but a few of the species which have gone extinct in this epoch.
PLEISTOCENE  Fossils from the Pleistocene look quite similar to organisms currently living today. A good site to visit is the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.

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CAMBRIAN The Burgess Shale in Canada's Yoho National Park is arguably the most famous fossil site on earth.

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