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A screenshot from the video of jars in the Smithsonian marine collections.
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The Smithsonian Marine Collections

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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Researchers Prepare for a Long Day in the Field

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Screenshot from video showing tiny foraminifera.
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Foraminifera on the Seafloor

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A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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Desmostylia

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A fossil imprint of Haplophrentis carinatus with two oar-like appendages.
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Haplophrentis carinatus

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Illustration of Opabinia with five eyes and what look like scales.
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Opabinia

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A bright illustration of extinct predator Hurdia victoria.
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Hurdia Victoria

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A relative of insects, trilobites lived on the ocean floor during the Cambrian period.
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Trilobites

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An image of a Anomalocaris canadensis fossil.
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Anomalocaris canadensis

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A handful of fossil pieces from the Cambrian period sit on a gray background.
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Scientists and Fossils

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a fossilized ancient sea creature
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Wiwaxia

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A close-up image of a fossil shark jaw with teeth.
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Teeth and Jaw of an Ancient Shark

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