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Squalicorax Shark Fossil
During the late Cretaceous period, Kansas was covered by a vast sea. There,...
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The Ancient Shark Falcatus falcatus
The foot-long extinct shark Falcatus falcatus lived during the early Carboniferous...
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Sediment Core Close-Up
These deep-sea sediment cores were drilled from beneath the seafloor, and hold...
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An Underwater Volcanic Eruption
A volcanic eruption of superheated magma (some 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit) from the...
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Superheated Magma Underwater
Superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, glows orange as it slowly leaks...
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a New Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes living belugas and narwhals, are...
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Dugong Feeding
Dugongs, along with manatees, make up a group of marine mammals called sirenians or...
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Exploring Chile's Marine Fossil Record in the Atacama Desert
Smithsonian curator of fossil marine mammals Nick Pyenson and a team of...
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Panama Expedition Success
Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
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Excavating the Fossil
Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
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Dislodging the Fossil
Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
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