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I thought you'd like this recent article that appeared in the LA Times last week,  More than 200 million years ago, toothy crocodile-like creatures stalked a hot, dry mega-continent while squid-like mollusks with spiral shells drifted in the surrounding ocean. Then, in what passes for an instant in geologic time, they vanished — making way for the age of the dinosaurs.  Click on the link below to view. http://soa.li/M2SVSpL

Our host and docent tour leader from LA City was Karen Erickson: LA History Video: LA City Hall sites and Pictures Original Echo Park Boat House Hollenbeck Park Lake Eagle Rock Union Station

Click on the link below and read a new discovery and older dated saber toothed cat: Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/15/saber-toothed-cat-fossils_n_2884922.html Sent by chuck

Open the link below in today's LA Times on how Sahara Desert dust affects California water supply.    High-altitude dust blown thousands of miles across the Pacific from Asian and African deserts can make it rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada, according to new research that suggests tiny particles from afar play a role in California's water supply. I thought you'd like this: http://soc.li/S5CAINF