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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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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 Paleobiologist Brian Huber
Brian Huber studies fossil organisms known as “forams” to learn about climate...
Fri, 03/26/2010 - 13:09
slideshow
A Squalodontid Success
On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
slideshow
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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The First Filter Feeder
Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...
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NMNH Paleobiology Collections Management David Bohaska
David Bohaska, Museum Specialist - Vertebrate Paleontology, Smithsonian's National...
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
Lesson Plan
Fossil Forams and the Scientific Process
Students use foram “bio cards” to read and interpret authentic scientific data...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 15:03
Shark Teeth Tell Great White Shark Evolution Story
For the last 150 years, paleontologists have debated the origins of the great white...
November 2012
Long Before Coral, Mollusks Built the Ocean's Reefs
About 100 million years ago, during the heyday of the dinosaurs, reefs were built...
December 2009