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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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Eocene Whales and Penguins Off the Coast of Peru
Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing three...
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Fossil tooth spiral
This fossil tooth whorl of the ancient shark Helicoprion, dates back 290 million...
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Teeth and Jaw of an Ancient Shark
This well-preserved fossil is the only intact partial skull ever found of a white...
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Recliner Rudists
Where ocean currents were strong, ancient rudist “recliners” lay unattached on...
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Early Whale with Webbed Feet
This early whale was well suited to life at sea. But it also may have spent time on...
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil...
July 2016
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Fossil Jellyfish
How long have jellyfish lived in the ocean? This jellyfish fossil is from the...
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Megalodon Teeth
Two fossilized teeth from a megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon) dating back more than...
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The First Filter Feeder
Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...
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Ancient Entoproct Community
For a long time, scientists thought that some small tentacled fossils were early...
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014