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Pacific Museum of Earth
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🌎 Discover the wonders of our planet: where education & excitement meet!
🦕 Fossils | Minerals & more
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📍UBC, Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm
The intro panel shows a seal named Sealock Holmes asking for help to solve a major mystery that has impacted every single person on this planet—and yet, to this day, the culprits haven’t been held responsible!
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
For example, coal forms when the soft tissues of plants and animals are buried underground and cemented together.

Fossiliferous limestone is formed from the shells of many aquatic organisms.
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The polygons form from water evaporation and crystallization, while the "mirror effect" is created by a thin layer of water during the wet season, which can make it look like the sky is reflected on the ground.
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM