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University of California Museum of Paleontology: Paleontology Portal WebsiteUniversity of California Museum of Paleontology: Paleontology Portal Website
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University of California Museum of Paleontology: Paleontology Portal

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Portal of the University of California Museum of Paleontology provides access to the museum's extensive research resources and fossil holdings. Includes career preparation advice for future paleontologists and a series of links to informational sources aimed at K-12 students interested in the history of life on our planet.

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geologic history, paleontology

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fossil hunting, geological history, geological record, history of life, earth's history, fossil record, history of earth

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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