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What a way to end the 2015 school and to honor Dr; Jane Pasano.  Double click on the pictures below to enlarge and scroll the pictures from left to right (the order of the pictures are not in chronological order in some cases).  The pictures at the end were taken by Liz.  The last item is a video of the presentation by past board members of an Honorary Docent Award to Dr. Jane Pisano:    Past Docent Board Presidents'  Presentation of Honoary Docent Award to Dr. Jane Pisano:

Article that appeared in today's LA Times.  Clink on link below to view entire article: 430,000-year-old skull suggests murder is an 'ancient human behavior' This message was sent to you by cdmilam@hotmail.com

FROM DOCENT ANN CANTRELL. THANKS ANN! ~m~ --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 01:19:05 -0400 From: anngadfly@aol.com Subject: New fossil ancestor  Click on link below or paste in browser window:    https://www.cmnh.org/nature2015

Another article sent in by Carolyn Weiss.  Click on link below: From: Carolyn Marie < lpcarolyn@earthlink.net > Date: May 13, 2015 at 7:46:18 AM PDT To: Mary Kuhl < coolmdr@ca.rr.com > Subject: New Dinosaur Species Discvovered in New Mexico Reply-To: Carolyn Marie < lpcarolyn@earthlink.net > http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-saurornitholestes-sullivani-dinosaur-02791.html My take away from this article?  That there is such a thing as a bambiraptor.   Now that is just wrong!  

From Docent Carolyn Weiss Thanks Carolyn! This article from BBC News also appeared recently in the LA Times.  Click on the link below tio view article: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32804177

Bill Estrada served as host and guide of the Becoming LA Exhibit Hall on May 19, 2015:

Another interesting fine from Carolyn.  See below: Subject: Giant Car-Size Triassic Reptiles Found In Portugal Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:14:53 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Carolyn Marie Reply-To: Carolyn Marie To: Mary Kuhl Click on the link below: http://io9.com/car-sized-salamanders-fossils-found-in-mass-grave-in-po-1693278934 I love the description of its head (i.e. a toilet seat). Carolyn