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NPS: Junior Paleontologist Program
June 20, 2012 | National Park Service

“The National Park Service’s Junior Paleontologist program seeks to engage young people in activities that allow them to discover the significance of fossils and the science of paleontology, introduces them to the national park system, and to the mission of the National Park Service.”

The Junior Paleontologist Program also has an activity book that you can download and print for non-commercial, educational use.


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