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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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