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Sand dollars (like those pictured in this set of illustrations) are flattened, burrowing sea urchins. Dead, sunlight-bleached specimens resemble silver coins, hence their common name. These figures portray a sand dollar’s lifecycle from larva to adult.
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Sea Urchins

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The excavation site of an Inuit home in Hare Harbor, Quebec, Canada
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Excavation of an Inuit House

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A gray seal on the shores of Surtsey, Iceland.
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A Unique World Heritage Site: Surtsey, Iceland

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This Japanese research ship drills into the ocean floor to learn about Earth’s history and structure.
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Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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In the 19th century, many women wore tight corsets that were stiffened with stays made from baleen.
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Whale Products in Fashion

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The blue lined octopus can be deadly, so it is best to stay away.
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The Dangerous Blue Octopus

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grains of sand collected from Orient Point, Long Island, NY
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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

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A point made of Ramah Chert that belonged to the early Eskimo group known as the Groswater Dorset Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
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Early Eskimo Point

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A diagram of the different soil layers located at Hare Harbor, Quebec in 2008. Wood chips were located at the deepest layer, then whale bone, then codfish bones.
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Underwater Archaeological Stratigraphy

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This map shows the localities represented by the Gulf of Mexico collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
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Map of Gulf of Mexico Collection

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Dolphins swimming among oily patches in the Gulf of Mexico
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Dolphins Swim in Oily Waters

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Fossil Whale Digsite at Cerro Ballena, Chile
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The Digsite at Cerro Ballena

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