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a deep-sea submersible
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Submersible Collects Deep-Sea Corals

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

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A rendering of an underwater marine scene depicting life ~145-65 million years ago, when rudist clams were the major reef builders.
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Long Before Coral, Mollusks Built the Ocean's Reefs

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Fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton sitting in what looks like the dirt it was excavated from.
Article

If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come

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Ocean Overtime Timeline.
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Ocean Over Time

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fossil Forams and the Scientific Process

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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An artistic rendering of an ocean landscape as it may have looked during the Archean Eon.
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The Ocean Throughout Geologic Time, An Image Gallery

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An archaeologist arranges a deep-sea core.
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Sediment Cores

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Smithsonian scientists race the tide the excavate an ancient whale fossil entombed in rock
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Fossil Whale Found, Excavated, Jacketed, and Returned to STRI!

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A close up of a sediment core.
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Sediment Core Close-Up

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Notice the pink tentacles, which “recliners” used to filter feed.
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Recliner Rudists

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