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    Findlay CFO Tyler Corder does inaugural spin for the Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Findlay CFO Tyler Corder does inaugural spin for the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    Findlay Auto Group will donate money raised in our Celebrity Spin Zone to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum in June. For more information
    Is Green Las Vegas Gone Forever?
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    • May 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Is Green Las Vegas Gone Forever?

    These herbivores were prey to animals like dire wolves and saber-toothed cats, said Steve Rowland, a paleontologist at the Las Vegas Natural
    13 Things To Do This Week In Las Vegas For May 28 - June 4, 2021
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    • May 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    13 Things To Do This Week In Las Vegas For May 28 - June 4, 2021

    1. A new, life-size Dilophosaurus exhibit arrived recently at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, with the arrival of Paleo Artist, Brian
    NEW DILOPHOSAURUS EXHIBIT AT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
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    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    NEW DILOPHOSAURUS EXHIBIT AT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

    A new, life-size Dilophosaurus exhibit arrives at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum created by Paleo artist Brian Engh Friday, April 29,
    Las Vegas Natural History Museum welcomes new dinosaur exhibit
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    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Las Vegas Natural History Museum welcomes new dinosaur exhibit

    LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is debuting its latest exhibit featuring a new feathered dinosaur. The new life-size
    Kalifano’s Prehistoric Cave Bear Finds a Home at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Kalifano’s Prehistoric Cave Bear Finds a Home at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    A towering, ten-foot-tall, fossil cave bear skeleton is now on display at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, thanks to a generous donatio
    13 Things To Do This Week In Las Vegas For March 29-April 2, 2021
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    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    13 Things To Do This Week In Las Vegas For March 29-April 2, 2021

    The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is hosting Ancient Artifacts during Spring Break, March 27. You can learn yucca cording , atlatl throwi
    Las Vegas businesses start to see light at the end of the tunnel
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    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Las Vegas businesses start to see light at the end of the tunnel

    LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — It’s a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. On Monday, many local businesses were allowed to open at 50% capacity
    The Famous Fossil Archaeocyathan Reefs of Nevada
    Dr. Rowland
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Famous Fossil Archaeocyathan Reefs of Nevada

    You might not have guessed it, but among paleontologists who study fossil reefs, Nevada is quite famous. The earliest reefs on Earth, those
    A new record for the antiquity of fossil DNA and the hybrid ancestry of Columbian mammoths
    Dr. Rowland
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    A new record for the antiquity of fossil DNA and the hybrid ancestry of Columbian mammoths

    The 1993 movie Jurassic Park (yes, it was really 28 years ago ) introduced us to the idea of obtaining DNA from fossils and doing interestin
    Camels in Southern Nevada's Fossil Record
    Dr. Rowland
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Camels in Southern Nevada's Fossil Record

    Paleontologists from the LVNHM are actively working on a 15-million-year-old fossil site (Miocene Epoch) in the Horse Spring Formation, nort
    75th Anniversary of an Iconic Book on Life in the Past
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    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    75th Anniversary of an Iconic Book on Life in the Past

    Seventy-five years ago, in 1946, an American artist named Charles R. Knight published a book titled, Life Through the Ages. You may not have
    Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian
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    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian

    As a Smithsonian Affiliate, we like to explore all that the Smithsonian has to offer. Did you know that you can take a virtual tour of the N
    What was the life span of enormous megalodon sharks?
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    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    What was the life span of enormous megalodon sharks?

    Megalodons (technically Otodus megalodon) are an extinct species of school-bus-size sharks that lived between about 23 million years ago and
    New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    A new geology exhibit, created in partnership with the Nevada Division of Minerals, with funding provided by the Commission on Mineral Resou
    New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens At Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens At Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    A new geology exhibit, created in partnership with the Nevada Division of Minerals, with funding provided by the Commission on Mineral Resou
    Nevada Rocks! New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Nevada Rocks! New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    A new geology exhibit, created in partnership with the Nevada Division of Minerals, with funding provided by the Commission on Mineral Resou
    Rock 'n' roll with a new geological exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rock 'n' roll with a new geological exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    The Las Vegas Natural History Museum has added a new geological exhibit. With partnership from the Nevada Division of Minerals and the Comm
    How do paleontologists transport fragile fossil bones from the field to the lab?
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    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    How do paleontologists transport fragile fossil bones from the field to the lab?

    Paleontologists often encounter a jumble of fragile fossil bones at an excavation site. Time may be short and the weather may be uncomfortab
    Dire Wolf DNA Analysis Reveals a Surprising Ancestry
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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Dire Wolf DNA Analysis Reveals a Surprising Ancestry

    Dire wolves, which recently became famous in pop culture via 'Game of Thrones,' were real wolves! They were probably the dominant predators
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