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Prehistoric Animals

First Day of Issue Date: June 8, 1996

First Day of Issue Location: TBA

About This Stamp

This set shows four animals who roamed the ancient earth: the Eohippus, Woolly mammoth, Mastodon, and Saber-tooth cat. Each one is an ancestor to modern animals. The fossil record gives scientists clues to what these creatures looked like and how they lived so long ago.

First Day of Issue Ceremony

First Day of Issue Date: June 8, 1996
First Day of Issue Location: TBA

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