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  2. Paleontology in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    The location of the state of Ohio. Paleontology in Ohio refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Ohio. Ohio is well known for having a great quantity and diversity of fossils preserved in its rocks. The state's fossil record begins early in the Paleozoic era, during the Cambrian period.

  3. Ellipsograph - Wikipedia

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    Ellipsographs. An ellipsograph is a trammel of Archimedes intended to draw, cut, or machine ellipses, e.g. in wood or other sheet materials. An ellipsograph has the appropriate instrument (pencil, knife, router, etc.) attached to the rod. Usually the distances a and b are adjustable, so that the size and shape of the ellipse can be varied.

  4. List of fossil parks - Wikipedia

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    Canada. Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre, Saskatchewan. Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park, British Columbia. Yoho National Park ( Burgess Shale) UNESCO site, British Columbia. Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO site, Nova Scotia. McAbee Fossil Beds Heritage Site. Parc national de Miguasha UNESCO site, Quebec.

  5. Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum - Wikipedia

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    April 1968. Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum is a state-owned natural history preserve occupying 80 acres (32 ha) in the town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The state park protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America. The park was created in recognition of fossil trackways embedded in sandstone from the beginning of the ...

  6. Paleontology in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The location of the United States in North America. Paleontology in the United States refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the United States. Paleontologists have found that at the start of the Paleozoic era, what is now "North" America was actually in the southern hemisphere.

  7. Ice Age Fossils State Park - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. Ice Age Fossils State Park is a 315-acre state park in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on the northernmost fringe of the metropolitan area. It is located adjacent to the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument near Willie McCool Regional Park. The park saw its grand opening on January 20, 2024.

  8. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is a Pliocene-age site near Hagerman, Idaho. The 4,351-acre (17.61 km 2) Monument is internationally significant because it protects one of the richest known fossil deposits from the Blancan North American Land Mammal Age. [3] These fossils date from 3.07 million to at least 4 million years ago in age and ...

  9. West Coast Fossil Park - Wikipedia

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    The West Coast Fossil Park is a fossil park near Langebaanweg, Western Cape, South Africa, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Cape Town. [1] The fossil sites of Langebaanweg have exceptionally well-preserved remains of fossil fauna that date to circa 5.2 million years ago. [2] In this period, sea levels were higher and many now ...