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Ammonites
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20 January 2000 |
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| Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals that lived long, long ago, or in some instances the marks left by the animal or plant, like a footprint............ |
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Fossils in New-Age Medicine
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By Ivor Hughes |
31 March 2000 |
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| Fossils are amongst the few items that attract all levels of collectors - from the hobbyist who might spend the odd Sunday wandering around Lulworth Cove, Dorset (Britain's richest site) through to the serious palaeontologist who cherishes his dinosaur eggs as if they might hatch at any moment............ |
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The Mazon Creek Nodules
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By Jim Konecny |
19 September 2000 |
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| These amazing ironstone concretions give a fascinating glimpse into life in the Pennsylvanian age………For over a century paleontologists, both professional and amateur, have been collecting the Pennsylvanian Age plant and animal fossils of the Mazon Creek Area of northern Illinois............ |
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Fossils of Barton-on-Sea, England
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By Gordon Stone |
17 July 2000 |
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| Barton-on-Sea is located on the South Coast of England, in the county of Hampshire, the nearest large town being Bournemouth. It is easily accessible using either the A337 through the New Forest or the A35 from Bournemouth............ |
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Fossil Hunting in Hungry Hollow, Ontario
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By Lynne M. Clos |
14 July 2000 |
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| In the summer of 1988, I went back to Michigan to visit my parents and help them sort through 26 years of accumulated household goods in preparation for my dad’s retirement and their planned move to Colorado............ |
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The Egg Hunt
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23 March 2000 |
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| The first dinosaur egg was discovered in France in1869, but it is only recently that fossil collectors have begun hunting for them on a grand scale. Although it is quite easy to find pieces of shell, it is rare to find an egg which has survived the ravages of predators and the elements in one piece............ |
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