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 * __Harvard Museum of Natural History:__** **__Prehistory__**

Hi, my name is Georgia, and here in the 7th grade at the [|Amigos school], in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we all in my class are doing Wikis on some of the field trips we took these past 5 months of school. My subject takes place at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, or HMNH for short, in the prehistory section.

Some of the greatest rooms in the HMNH are dedicated to the study of prehistory. They have many fossils, from the first horse, the first ever described triceratops, to a giant ground sloth, measuring 15 feet long! But where, you ask, is this magical place? Well, HMNH is located on 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. I fully recommend you visit it.

A lot of the fossils they have were from the Ice Ages. Did you know that during those times, animals were a lot bigger, to keep warm? For example, today’s modern beaver is around two feet long. During the Ice Ages, a common beaver was 9 feet long! WOW! That is 4 1/2 times larger than today’s tiny little critter.

In conclusion, I believe that the HMNH is fully loaded and ready for you to take on its many wonders. My favorite “wonder” is the 42-foot long Kronosaurus, found in Australia. But be prepared to expect the unexpected, in this journey to the past, to the time of the dinosaurs.

Most of this information was found at the HMNH website. Click [|here] to go to the HMNH website.

Here are some fossilized footprints! WOW!