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  • The mysteries of fossils, rocks and artifacts

    The mysteries of fossils, rocks and artifacts

    By Mason Jones and Marc Airhart
    Published: Jan. 17, 2012

    In this video, Texas Natural Science Center experts help visitors of all ages identify natural objects they’ve found, and the results are often surprising.

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      Tom Freeman UT Geology Ph.D. '62 said on Feb. 12, 2012 at 5:11 p.m.
      Rats! I lost the related site that shows half-dozen silhouettes that reveal the real person and his/her activity when clicked. Can you please direct me to the URL of that site? With thanks, Tom Freeman, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri, Columbia email FreemanT@missouri.edu
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      Beverly Land said on Feb. 12, 2012 at 4:25 p.m.
      I have alot of fossils,and a egg of some sort. also a few rocks that seem to br meteorites, Ive collected for years and would love to find out what these are, Do you have a event in Dallas?
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