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paleobiology field equipment for excavating a fossil whale in central america

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Equipment for a Fossil Excavation

Paleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.

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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....

Dr. Kathy Crane and colleagues stand on solid sea ice in the Canadian Arctic.

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Kathy Crane with colleagues on ice

From left to right, Dr. Ian MacDonald, Dr. Russ Hopcroft, Dr. Kathleen Crane, and...

A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.

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Collecting Invasive Species on a Boat Hull

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) ecologist, Ian Davidson, is under...