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Richard Cerutti, paleontologist at the San Diego Natural History Museum, talks about how he became a paleontologist, and one of his first tasks as a site monitor.
During the course of grading for a subdivision, the contractor exposed a large fossil mass in an area well known to paleontologists as "Fossil Canyon." The specimen weighed in excess of 60,000 pounds and was about 16 feet long and five feet thick.
Cerutti supervised the placement of the fossil mass in an area later developed as Clearview Elementary School, where it remains on display in the traffic circle. It is a popular place for children to sit as they wait for their parents.
Richard Cerutti, paleontologist at the San Diego Natural History Museum, talks about how he became a paleontologist, and one of his first tasks as a site monitor.
During the course of grading for a subdivision, the contractor exposed a large fossil mass in an area well known to paleontologists as "Fossil Canyon." The specimen weighed in excess of 60,000 pounds and was about 16 feet long and five feet thick.
Cerutti supervised the placement of the fossil mass in an area later developed as Clearview Elementary School, where it remains on display in the traffic circle. It is a popular place for children to sit as they wait for their parents.
