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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...
October 2018

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Rudist Reefs
About 100 million years ago, during the heyday of the dinosaurs, reefs were built...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:25

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Smithsonian Paleobiologist Brian Huber
Brian Huber studies fossil organisms known as “forams” to learn about climate...
Fri, 03/26/2010 - 13:09

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Evolution of Whales Animation
Whales have existed for millions of years. Watch this animation, from the Sant...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 11:21

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Coral Reefs Changing Over Time
How do we know what coral reefs looked like hundreds of years ago? Often times, we...
Fri, 08/30/2013 - 06:55

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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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Jorge Velez-Juarbe
Jorge Velez-Juarbe is Predoctoral Fellow in the Department of...
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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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Fossil Jellyfish
How long have jellyfish lived in the ocean? This jellyfish fossil is from the...
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A Mississippian Marine Habitat (359 - 318 Million Years Ago)
Crinoids (echinoderms related to sea stars and sea urchins) dominate the Paleozoic...
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Preparing a Fossil Whale Specimen
Paleobiologist Mark D. Uhen drills away rock to reveal the fossilized bones of...
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