
These Mini Ecosystems Existed Underfoot of Dinosaurs, but Our Parking Lots Might Pave Them to Extinction
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The Resilient Creatures of the Central Valley
Private ranchers are by far the biggest landholders of the Central Valley's remaining vernal pools. O'Brien says even when they aren't transformed into orchards, fairy shrimp seem to follow that famous Jeff Goldblum line from Jurassic Park. "You'll still see shrimp hatch out in these plowed fields"
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