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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists
Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...
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Whale Collections
The Smithsonian has more whale skulls and skeletons than any other collection in...
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A Squalodontid Success
On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
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Kellogg's Correspondence
Correspondence from 1948 between the office of Remington Kellogg, then curator of...
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Cookie Cutter
This cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasilienses) has a unique bite mark that they...
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A Blind Shark Baby
The blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi) is lecithotrophic viviparous— the eggs are...
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Arm Bone Fossil of an Ancient Toothed Whale
Nick Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian's National...
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An Ancient Whale Skeleton, Unexcavated
Nick Pyenson, the curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian's National...
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Sharks from the Vault
The sharks housed in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's...
Fri, 07/20/2018 - 11:30
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It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson
In this introductory activity, students analyze core sample data to identify...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:56
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Wreck Detectives
Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
