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Geologic History of San Diego County
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Geology of San Diego County
Faults and Earthquakes in San Diego County

Other Resources

Ice Age Bay Area Video from KQED, San Francisco
The Paleontology Portal
DigiMorph: Bradypus variegatus, Three-toed Sloth
Evolution and the Fossil Record
Fossilization and Adaptation: Activities in Paleontology
Darwin
Earthguide
Smithsonian's Geologic Time Line

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San Diego, CA 92101

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