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Just about anywhere that you break ground in Nebraska there is a fair chance you might find fossils. Paleontologists and their assistants have been working together with the Nebraska Department of Roads for the last 50 years to preserve fossils unearthed by road construction. Morrill Hall, at the University of Nebraska, is hosting a special exhibit called "Highway Paleontology: Life in the Past Lane," featuring a sample of what paleontologists have unearthed during the past 50 years of road construction in Nebraska. The exhibit includes the remains of a 6-foot-tall flightless bird, a 40-foot-long plesiosaur, a lion 25 percent larger than the modern African lion and a giant land tortoise. The fossils will be on display through next September. Click here for more information
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