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Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues on Climate Change

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Nov 3, 2009
 
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Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you the sea level, temperature,... [read full story]                    

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Seafloor fossils provide clues on climate change; 'the past is a window on the future'

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Nov 4, 2009
 

Foraminifera can tell you the sea level, temperature, and ocean conditions of Earth millions of years ago. credit Rensselaer/Katz CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia -- Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium...

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