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Credit: Courtesy Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

This little-known Smithsonian collection is known as the ‘library of marine life’

This dinosaur skull is one of just a few of its kind — and it’s going on display in DC

Did you know there are 485-million-year-old fossils hidden in the floor panels of DC’s National Archives?

Discover some of DC’s coolest hidden fossils (and make some of your own) in Mitchell Park

Did you know there are fossils from the time of the dinosaurs hidden at the National Zoo?

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August 22

Matt About Town: Did you know one of DC’s most iconic memorials on the National Mall has hidden fossils in its stairs?