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Dinosaurs’ extinction and rural school challenges

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Alamosaurus: "Ojo Alamo lizard" Late Cretaceous, North America

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

We learn about fossils of dinosaurs found in New Mexico that provides evidence that they were quite diverse and thriving before their extinction.

And we learn about a series of forums looking at what challenges rural schools are facing in New York State.

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