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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fossil Forams and the Scientific Process

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Lenticulina secans-- this “benthic” foram lives on the seafloor. This specimen was collected from southeastern Tanzania.
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Lenticulina secans

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an ancient worm-like creature with spikes on its back
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Hallucigenia's Spikes

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Methane Circus

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An image of a Anomalocaris canadensis fossil.
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Anomalocaris canadensis

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A handful of fossil pieces from the Cambrian period sit on a gray background.
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Scientists and Fossils

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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Squalicorax shark fossil from the Smithsonian
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Squalicorax Shark Fossil

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A fossil of the ancient shark Falcatus falcatus
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The Ancient Shark Falcatus falcatus

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Notice the pink tentacles, which “recliners” used to filter feed.
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Recliner Rudists

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A rendering of an ocean scene as it may have looked 65 million years ago, when an astroid fell to Earth and triggered a mass extinction event.
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Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary (65 Million Years Ago)

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Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.
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Foraminifera

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