Because there’s no adventure quite like a paleontological adventure -- Read and share our stories!
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It's mind-boggling to consider that modern humans (Homo sapiens) have been around for only a teensy fraction of time—200,000 of Earth’s 4.5 billion years of existence. And prior to our arrival, the planet looked a lot different: Most of Earth’s land mass was connected, and it was swampy, hot, and covered with lush tropical vegetation. During the Mesozoic Era (from about 252 to 66 million years ago), the Rocky Mountains were not even at half their present size, an ocean stretched from the coastal plains of the American West to the Eastern Seaboard, and massive creatures roamed and reigned on the planet. Thanks to discoveries from paleontologists and citizen-science enthusiasts, there are loads of ways to explore the otherworldly "Age of the Dinosaurs." |
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