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Paleoecology Database.
The Neotoma
Paleoecology Database and Community — which takes its name from one of nature's premier accumulators, the pack rat — is one of many research projects based at the Springfield - based museum, which houses extensive collections showcasing the natural, cultural, and artistic history of the state.
► The Illinois State Museum, which houses research projects like the Neotoma
Paleoecology Database and Community, «may be forced to close,» becoming «the innocent victim of a budget fight between the state's new Republican governor and the Democratic legislators who control the General Assembly,» Laura Olivieri reported in a Monday ScienceInsider.