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———. “Dinosaur Eggcitement.” Read, Issue 9 (January 7, 2000).
———. “The Dinosaur Mummy.” Highlights for Children. (February
2000): pp. 30–31.
———. “Magic Tooth and the Dinosaurs.” Highlights for Children.
(November 1996): pp. 38–39.
WeB sites
Denver Museum of Nature and science: “Follow a Fossil.”
http://www.dmns.org/main/minisites/fossil/index.html
Discover how paleontologists find fossils, unearth them, and prepare
them for display.
“Ancient Denvers”
http://www.dmns.org/main/minisites/ancientdenvers/
index.html
Views of Denver at different times in the geologic past.
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
http://www.dinoridge.org
Learn about one of the most famous dinosaur fossil excavation sites,
and read about many dinosaur-related activities and events.
Museum of the Earth
http://www.museumoftheearth.org
Provides access to the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI).
san Diego Natural History Museum: “Fossil Mysteries”
http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_giantsloth.html
Field guide to Harlan’s ground sloth. Description, ecology, and
references to other information on this Ice Age ground sloth.
University of California Museum of Paleontology: “Fos-
sils: Window to the Past”
http://ucmp.berkeley.edu/paleo/fossils/
Learn about the different kinds of fossils, how age is determined, and
how fossils form.
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