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Form Equals Function for Ancient Sea Lizards and Modern Whales

In the ocean there once lived a creature built for predatory prowess. It had teeth...

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Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur

Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...

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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come

Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...

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What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...

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Farming Oysters Despite Acidic Seas

Bill Taylor, Paul Taylor, Diani Taylor and Brittany Taylor have more in common than...

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Evolution of Whales Animation

Whales have existed for millions of years. Watch this animation, from the Sant...

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Rudist Reefs

About 100 million years ago, during the heyday of the dinosaurs, reefs were built...

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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...

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Shark Ancestors

Long before great white sharks appeared, much larger ancestors roamed the ocean....

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A Collection of Cambrian Fossils

When you're standing in a museum surrounded by fossils, you can almost imagine...

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Elevator Rudists

These "elevator" rudists, an ancient bivalve, used one long heavy valve to anchor...

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Recliner Rudists

Where ocean currents were strong, ancient rudist “recliners” lay unattached on...