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2002: D. Blood, A. Matarese, M. Busby, W. Floering, D. 
Stevenson, and R. Cartwright. Assisting with the 2003 
specimen collections were D. Anderl and J. Ferdinand. 
Age determinations were made by J. Brogan. Research 
support was provided by D. Somerton, G. Stauffer, and 
R. Nelson. In-house review was provided by D. Somerton, 
M. Zimmermann, M. Wilkins, G. Duker, and J. Lee. 
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