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What You’ll See When You Visit

1.       Collection Hall

2.       Minerals Under the Microscope

3.       Preparation Laboratory and Field Work

 View from the ABDSP Visitor Center

Topics We’ll Talk about with your Students

1.       Collection Hall

·         How do you know you’ve found a fossil

·         How do you know the kind of fossil it is

·         Why don’t we see Mammoths and large animals anymore

·         What do you think the landscape was like when the large animals were here

·         What do you find interesting about fossils

 Stout Research Collection Hall

2.       Minerals Under the Microscope

·         What rock is your favorite and why do you love it

·         How do you find different kinds of rocks and minerals

·         How do you identify basic rocks

·         How do you identify intrusive vs extrusive rocks

·         Why are you interested in rocks and minerals

 Biotite Mica under the microscope

3.       Paleontology Laboratory and Field Work

·         How are fossils found

·         How are fossils prepared in the field

·         How is a specimen prepared in the lab

·         Why is the location of a specimen important

·         Why do you do field and lab work on fossils

 Fossil preparation in the laboratory

About the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Paleontology Society

To learn more about the Paleontology and Geology of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, visit the Learn section of our website at www.anzaborregopaleo.org