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SLAC.jpg - The "Standford Paleoparadoxia" fossil was
discovered in 1964 during excavation of the
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
The fossil was excavated and is mounted on display in the SLAC Visitor Center
along with other fossils. This herbivorous marine mammal (like a "sea
cow") lived in shallow marine bays along the coast during the middle
Miocene Epoch (around 8 to 12 million years ago). Other fossils found along
with this specimen include whales, porpoises, sea lions, sharks teeth, and
an abundance of invertebrate shell material.
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