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Denver Museum Finds a Dinosaur Fossil Under Its Parking Lot
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is filled with exhibits of dinosaur skeletons. And in the scientific equivalent of ...
Jurassic Park-ing lot: Dino fossil turns Denver museum into dig site
A dinosaur fossil was found nearly 800 feet below a parking lot at a Denver museum that houses fossils of the extinct species.
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Chicago’s Chipmunks Are Evolving in Front of Our Eyes, and That’s Not a Good Thing, Researchers Say
Researchers studied specimens of small mammals in the Field Museum’s collection to explore the ways animals are adapting to ...
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Chicago chipmunks are evolving fast — and our food may be why, Field Museum says
The Field’s collection of a Chicago-area rodent is showing just how fast animals can evolve to co-exist with humans.
Field Museum study shows human impact on chipmunks and voles in Chicago
Changes to size, teeth and ears in various rodents in Chicago found to be part of their adaptation to human development.
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New Field Museum study finds Chicago rodents are evolving to city life
Researchers at the Field Museum studied chipmunk and vole specimens from a century ago till now to examine the influence of people on rodents over time.