Fossils Under San Pedro High School Reveal a Pleistocene Beach in a Miocene Sea
Discover some of the last fossils and the lasting impact of the bone beds beneath San Pedro High School
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Fossil Lab
What happens after the fossils at La Brea Tar Pits are excavated? This is where you find out.
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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nocturnal Neighbors
With flashlights and pencils in hand, campers will explore species like bats, owls, coyotes, raccoons, and more. Along the way, campers will study nightlife, meet a live nocturnal animal, and hear from Museum wildlife biologists!
weekly through 07/24/26
- 12:00 am
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Kids & Family
Youth
Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nocturnal Neighbors
With flashlights and pencils in hand, campers will explore species like bats, owls, coyotes, raccoons, and more. Along the way, campers will study nightlife, meet a live nocturnal animal, and hear from Museum wildlife biologists!
weekly through 07/24/26
- 12:00 am
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Kids & Family
Youth
Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nocturnal Neighbors
With flashlights and pencils in hand, campers will explore species like bats, owls, coyotes, raccoons, and more. Along the way, campers will study nightlife, meet a live nocturnal animal, and hear from Museum wildlife biologists!
weekly through 07/24/26
- 12:00 am
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Kids & Family
Youth
Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nocturnal Neighbors
With flashlights and pencils in hand, campers will explore species like bats, owls, coyotes, raccoons, and more. Along the way, campers will study nightlife, meet a live nocturnal animal, and hear from Museum wildlife biologists!
weekly through 07/24/26
- 12:00 am
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The Tooth About Dolphins’ Oldest Ancestors: New Species of Early Toothed Whales Unearthed in Washington State Had Unique Teeth
The new species is one of the earliest ancestor of modern dolphins yet discovered
Eating bamboo? It's all in the wrist.
An ancient fossil reveals the earliest panda to survive solely on bamboo and the evolutionary history of panda's false thumbs
Earth’s First Giant
The two-meter skull of a humongous new ichthyosaur species, Earth’s first known giant creature, reveals how both the extinct marine reptiles and modern whales became giants on earth