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Freak Wyoming flood leads to skull for 'Headless Henry'
June 19, 2015
Wes Johnson
Springfield News-Leader
While scooping away mud and rescuing scattered fossils, Forir said he discovered a huge triceratops replica skull that had floated away and was lodged against the side of a building. He sized it up and realized it would fit Henry's fossilized remains once they are assembled at the museum.

Throwing Dirt Now, Inspiring Scientists Soon: Missouri Institute of Natural Science to Expand
June 17, 2015
Kathryn Eutsler
KSMU
Standing in a straight line under the overcast sky, 10 grinning adults dig their shovels into the green grass. Dirt begins to fly.
The Missouri Institute of Natural Science in Springfield broke ground on Tuesday for an expansion that will double the size of the museum.
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