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Event · STEM & discovery

So You Want to be a Paleontologist? mock dig & Pop-Up Paleo Lab

When
Sat, Nov 28 · 1:00 PM–3:00 PMSat Nov 28 1:00–3:00 PM (Pop-Up Paleo Lab); Sun Nov 29 9:00–11:00 AM (mock dig)
Where
Ice Age Fossils State Park8660 N Decatur Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89085Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages, kid friendly; minors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Cost
The $3 per person (kids 12 and under are free) entry fee applies. There is no additional cost for this program.Drop in; no registration.
Organizer
Nevada State Parks

Upcoming dates: Sat, Nov 28 · Sun, Nov 29

Thanksgiving weekend paleontology programs: on Nov 28 (1–3 p.m., indoors) watch a paleontologist prepare and conserve fossils from the park collection; on Nov 29 (9–11 a.m., outdoors) kids brush "fossils" out of sandboxes in a mock dig and talk with the park paleontologist. Both are kid-friendly drop-ins.

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