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• Wednesday, October 1, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    10/1, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • Kiara La Paloma: Mariachi De Puro Corazon
    

    10/1, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join us for a live music and dance performance!

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    • Adults
    • Families
    • Activity
    • Community Building
  • Armour Seminar: Ignacio Escalante
    

    10/1, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Our weekly seminar series features speakers and their research related to the study of natural history and culture.

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Ignacio Escalante

    • Museum Professional
    • Researcher
    • Insects
    • Insects
  • Focused Field Trips
    

    10/1, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    

    Online

    Join us as we continue our Virtual Professional Development Series!

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    • Educators
    • Education
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Program
  • Special Screening: A Life Among Elephants
    

    10/1, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

    Join us for a special screening and discussion of A Life Among Elephants!

    Part of the series: Film Screening and Discussion

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• Thursday, October 2, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Apocalypse Then Poetry
    

    10/2, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric in our latest temporary exhibition, After the Age of the Dinosaurs, to describe what happened after the Asteroid!

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Apocalypse Then Poetry

    • Families
    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Animals
    • Mammals
    • Poetry
    • Plants
  • Poetry Pop-up: Menagerie of Poetry
    

    10/2, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric in the East Hall to explore the large display case with poetry!

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Menagerie of Poetry

    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry

• Saturday, October 4, 2025

  • Teaching History Through Artifact Inquiry
    

    10/4, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

    From Silk Roads to City Streets . . . Explore the stories artifacts tell about how people live, think, and interact with their environment and each other.

    Part of the series: Field Museum Connections: AANHPI Stories & the TEAACH Act Workshops

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    • Educators
    • AANHPI Stories
    • Education
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Program

• Tuesday, October 7, 2025

  • After 5 at the Field: Halloween Underground MISadventure with Svengoolie
    

    10/7, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Check out Underground MISadventure after hours at After 5 at the Field, if you dare!

    Part of the series: After 5 at the Field

    Tags for After 5 at the Field: Halloween Underground MISadventure with Svengoolie

    • Families
    • Adults
    • Activity

• Wednesday, October 8, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    10/8, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • PlayLab PlayDate: Diwali Storytime and Craft
    

    10/8, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab on select Wednesdays and Saturdays for free activities geared for ages 2-6!

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Diwali Storytime and Craft

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Community Building
  • Armour Seminar: Cait Williamson
    

    10/8, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Our weekly seminar series features speakers and their research related to the study of natural history and culture.

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

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    • Adults
    • Women in Science
    • Environment & Conservation
  • Women in Science Mixer
    

    10/8, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

    Connect with women working in science across Chicago at this panel discussion and networking event.

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    • Adults
    • Educators
    • Museum Professional
    • Women in Science
    • Community Building

• Thursday, October 9, 2025

• Friday, October 10, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: Ethnoastronomy of the Ivatan Community in Batanes, Philippines
    

    10/10, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    View curated objects from the museum's Philippine collection and learn about alternative perspectives to Western astronomy.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Ethnoastronomy of the Ivatan Community in Batanes, Philippines

    • All Audiences
    • Anthropology

• Saturday, October 11, 2025

  • PlayLab PlayDate: Open Studio - Fossil Painting
    

    Oct 11, 10:30 AM CDT to Oct 4, 12:00 PM

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab on select Wednesdays and Saturdays for free activities geared for ages 2-6!

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Open Studio - Fossil Painting

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Fossils
    • Crown Family PlayLab

• Sunday, October 12, 2025

• Monday, October 13, 2025

  • PlayLab PlayDate: Indigenous Peoples' Day Dance Performance
    

    10/13, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab on select weekdays for free activities geared for ages 2-6!

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Indigenous Peoples' Day Dance Performance

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Community Building
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Anthropology
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day
    

    10/13, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

    Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Field Museum.

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    • All Audiences
    • Native Truths
    • Cultural History Month
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Anthropology

• Wednesday, October 15, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    10/15, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • PlayLab PlayDate: Latinx Heritage Month Storytime
    

    10/15, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab on select Wednesdays and Saturdays for free activities geared for ages 2-6!

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Latinx Heritage Month Storytime

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Cultural Heritage
  • Armour Seminar: Ashley Dequilla
    

    10/15, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Our weekly seminar series features speakers and their research related to the study of natural history and culture.

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

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    • Adults
    • Anthropology

• Thursday, October 16, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: The Human Story Begins
    

    10/16, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Use a poem to speculate about our early hominid relatives. Look for Eric in the Hominid Room of the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: The Human Story Begins

    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Early Humans

• Friday, October 17, 2025

  • Bats in the Andes: Life in a Changing Climate
    

    10/17, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Get an insider’s look at upcoming fieldwork in Manu National Park, Peru and discover the many ecological roles bats play.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Bats in the Andes: Life in a Changing Climate

    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Mammals
    • Field Work
    • Rapid Inventories
  • Field Family Nights: Boo with SUE
    

    10/17, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM CDT

    Explore science after hours with the whole family!

    Part of the series: Field Family Nights

    Tags for Field Family Nights: Boo with SUE

    • Families
    • Activity
    • Science
    • Dinosaurs
    • Paleontology

• Saturday, October 18, 2025

  • Celebrating SUE: A Hometown Legend
    

    10/18, 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM CDT

    Celebrate and support the Field Museum at our annual Gala!

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    • Adults
    • Science
    • Activity
    • SUE
    • Board of Trustees
  • The SUE Soirée
    

    10/18, 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM CDT

    Enjoy a night of music, dancing, and science with other young professionals at the Field Associates' annual fundraiser.

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    • Adults
    • Science
    • SUE

• Sunday, October 19, 2025

• Tuesday, October 21, 2025

  • Unearthing Stories of Immigration and Belonging in Chicago's Chinatown
    

    10/21, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
    

    Pui Tak Center 2216 S. Wentworth Ave. Chicago, IL 60616

    Join us in Chinatown as we explore how the Chinese American community shaped and continues to shape Chicago.

    Part of the series: Field Museum Connections: AANHPI Stories & the TEAACH Act Workshops

    Tags for Unearthing Stories of Immigration and Belonging in Chicago's Chinatown

    • Educators
    • Community Building
    • Education
    • AANHPI Stories
    • Anthropology
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Program

• Wednesday, October 22, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    10/22, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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• Thursday, October 23, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Lives of Plants
    

    10/23, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric outside the Hall of Plants to green up your poetry.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

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    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Plants
  • Secrets and Specimens
    

    10/23, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

    Explore strange stories and unsettling legends from the Field’s collections at this 21+ after-hours event!

    Part of the series: Museum After Hours

    Tags for Secrets and Specimens

    • Adults
    • Collections

• Friday, October 24, 2025

  • Changing Face of Science: Senior Conservation Ecologist Lesley de Souza
    

    10/24, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet Field Museum Senior Conservation Ecologist Lesley de Souza, featured scientist in the exhibition series The Changing Face of Science.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

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    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Fish
    • Women in Science
    • Environment & Conservation
    • Fishes
    • Keller Science Action Center

• Saturday, October 25, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    10/25, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

    See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

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    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Tuesday, October 28, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: A Fossil Bonebed Mystery!
    

    10/28, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Learn about the latest research on a Dicynodont Fossil Bonebed.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: A Fossil Bonebed Mystery!

    • All Audiences
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Wednesday, October 29, 2025

  • From Wisdom to Action: Mentorship as a Force for Biodiversity Conservation Educator Institute
    

    10/29, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join us for an inspiring, hands-on educator institute that connects global biodiversity challenges to local action.

    Part of the series: Half-Earth Day

    Tags for From Wisdom to Action: Mentorship as a Force for Biodiversity Conservation Educator Institute

    • Educators
    • Education
    • Education and Public Programming
  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    10/29, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • Armour Seminar: Jim Leebens-Mack
    

    10/29, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Our weekly seminar series features speakers and their research related to the study of natural history and culture.

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Jim Leebens-Mack

    • Adults
    • Plants
    • Evolution
  • Creatures of the Night and Depth: The Bat-tastic Duo!
    

    10/29, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Check out specimens of bats and batfishes and learn about these hauntingly mysterious animals.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Creatures of the Night and Depth: The Bat-tastic Duo!

    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Mammals
    • Fish
    • Evolutionary Biology
  • PlayLab PlayDate: Bat-tastic Storytime
    

    10/29, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab on select Wednesdays and Saturdays for free activities geared for ages 2-6!

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Bat-tastic Storytime

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Mammals
    • Crown Family PlayLab
  • Half-Earth Day 2025: Day Program
    

    10/29, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Join the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and the Field Museum for the 9th annual Half-Earth Day® event!

    Part of the series: Half-Earth Day

    Tags for Half-Earth Day 2025: Day Program

    • Adults
    • Environment & Conservation
  • Half-Earth Day 2025: Evening Program
    

    10/29, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

    Join the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and the Field Museum for the 9th annual Half-Earth Day® event!

    Part of the series: Half-Earth Day

    Tags for Half-Earth Day 2025: Evening Program

    • Adults
    • Environment & Conservation

• Thursday, October 30, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Monstrous Poetry
    

    10/30, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric in Stanley Field Hall to compose a poem about what monsters lay hidden--or on display--in the museum.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

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    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Anthropology

• Tuesday, November 4, 2025

  • Under the Scales with Reptiles Alive!
    

    11/4, 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM CST

    Educators, join us for this unique professional development workshop!

    Tags for Under the Scales with Reptiles Alive!

    • Educators
    • Education
    • Amphibians & Reptiles
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Program
  • After 5 at the Field
    

    11/4, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST

    On the first Tuesday evening of every month, experience the Museum after hours with discounted All-Access admission.

    Part of the series: After 5 at the Field

    Tags for After 5 at the Field

    • Families
    • Adults
    • Activity

• Wednesday, November 5, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    11/5, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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• Saturday, November 8, 2025

  • Engaging Students with Story and Theater
    

    11/8, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST

    Learn how to engage students with drama and improvisation in the social science and ELA classroom.

    Part of the series: Field Museum Connections: AANHPI Stories & the TEAACH Act Workshops

    Tags for Engaging Students with Story and Theater

    • Educators
    • Education
    • AANHPI Stories
    • Anthropology
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Program

• Wednesday, November 12, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    11/12, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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• Friday, November 14, 2025

  • Eras After Dark: A Field Museum Homecoming
    

    11/14, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM CST

    Get ready to throw it back—way back.

    Part of the series: Museum After Hours

    Tags for Eras After Dark: A Field Museum Homecoming

    • Adults
    • Activity

• Wednesday, November 19, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    11/19, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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• Saturday, November 22, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    11/22, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST

    See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

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    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building
  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Nov 22, 5:30 PM CST to Nov 23, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Monday, November 24, 2025

  • Day Off Camps: Phenomenal Phenology
    

    Nov 24, 9:00 AM CST to Nov 25, 3:00 PM

    Come spend your days off with the Field Museum!

    Part of the series: Field Explorer Day Off Camps

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    • Kids & Families
    • Activity

• Wednesday, November 26, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    11/26, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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• Saturday, December 20, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    12/20, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST

    See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Monday, December 22, 2025

  • Day Off Camps: Surviving the Snow
    

    Dec 22, 9:00 AM CST to Dec 23, 3:00 PM

    Come spend your days off with the Field Museum!

    Part of the series: Field Explorer Day Off Camps

    Tags for Day Off Camps: Surviving the Snow

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Education

• Monday, December 29, 2025

  • Day Off Camps: Wild Winter Wonders
    

    Dec 29, 9:00 AM CST to Dec 30, 3:00 PM

    Come spend your days off with the Field Museum!

    Part of the series: Field Explorer Day Off Camps

    Tags for Day Off Camps: Wild Winter Wonders

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Education

• Saturday, January 17, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Jan 17, 5:30 PM CST to Jan 18, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Members
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Saturday, January 31, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Jan 31, 5:30 PM CST to Feb 1, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Friday, February 13, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Feb 13, 5:30 PM CST to Feb 14, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Members
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Friday, February 27, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Feb 27, 5:30 PM CST to Feb 28, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Friday, March 13, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Mar 13, 5:30 PM CDT to Mar 14, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Friday, March 20, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Mar 20, 5:30 PM CDT to Mar 21, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Friday, April 3, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Apr 3, 5:30 PM CDT to Apr 4, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

    Tags for Dozin' with the Dinos

    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Friday, April 10, 2026

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Apr 10, 5:30 PM CDT to Apr 11, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

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    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

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