John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center

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Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center
EstablishedJuly 2011
Location Orange County, California
Type Research Institute
Director Dr. Jere H. Lipps
CuratorEric Scott, Paleontology

Jeannine Pedersen, Archaeology Dr. James Parham, Paleontology

Dr. Steven James, Archaeology
Website http://coopercenter.fullerton.edu/

The Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, or Cooper Center, was established by OC Parks and California State University, Fullerton in order to conserve, archive and manage the Orange County Archaeology and Paleontology Collections, including six million fossils. The center opened in July 2011 and is in Orange County, California. [1]

The Cooper Center was named to commemorate Dr. John D. Cooper, professor emeritus of geological science at Cal State Fullerton, who campaigned for the conservation of the Orange County Collection, and died in 2007. [2] [3]

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