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Scientists hiking a mountainous trail to a cave in the distance.
Gypsum Cave
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The holotype skeleton of the extinct aquatic herbivore Neoparadoxia cecilialina from the Monterey Formation of Orange County.
Vertebrate Paleontology

Vertebrate Paleontology is the study of ancient animals that have a vertebral column including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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Project Paleo

Do you want to be a paleontologist? Do you want to be a curator of natural history collections? Project Paleo is your opportunity to  work with fossils and contribute to the curation of Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County's collections.

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Fossils and Evolution
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