All of the skeletons at the museum are of animals which had been trapped in the local tar pits. There are several tar pits scattered around the property. Sort of like slow motion quicksand (Slowsand?). Everything from birds to wolves, mammoths and sabre tooth tigers. A real collection of both predators and prey. Removing the fossils from the still active tar pits and cleaning them is a dirty job, done by budding paleontologists.
Seeing these long dead animals brought to life reassures me that we're all on this flight together.
Dick
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