Happy National Fossil Day! Totaling over 40 million fossil specimens, only a fraction of the National Fossil Collection is on display at any given time. When a fossil is put on or taken off display, our collections and exhibit staff work to ensure the safety of the specimen. Enjoy this glimpse into the process of a fossil being taken off display! | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Deep in the bowels of the Smithsonian's Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, you’ll find something hardly anyone knows about or gets to see in person: A hidden vault that tells the story of life on earth from hundreds of millions of years ago. The “fossil vault” at the Natural History Museum is a series of endless corridors and shelving, stacked floor to ceiling, in a wing of the building that only authorized personnel have regular access to. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” W
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