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Rudist clams are mollusks that went extinct about 65 million years ago.
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Rudist Clams

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Phoenix swimming with her calf.
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Baleen: From Whales to People

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A shrimp boat fishes in the Gulf of Mexico
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A Gulf Shrimp Boat

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Sandy cliffs of coastal Angola with waves crossing on the shore.
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Modern Cliffs of Angola

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Fire fighting ships surround the burning Deepwater Horizon oil rig, shooting water at it to put out the flames.
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Deepwater Horizon Fire

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Portrait of Mary Anning, before 1842
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Portrait of Mary Anning, before 1842

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A photo of a lanternfish with its nasal light organ illuminated.
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Lanternfish

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A photograph of a bright blue-speckeled dinoflagellate bioluminescing at night.
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Bioluminescing Dinoflagellate

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A cable connects a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to a ship at the surface.
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ROV Tethered to Ship

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Whales are identifiable by their distinct pattern of callosities.
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Whale Callosities

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A coral reef covered by silt and sand in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Coral Reef Covered by Silt and Sand

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This is one of about 200 species of moray eels that live in tropical and subtropical coral reefs.
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Guineafowl Moray

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