New research reveals remarkable resilience of sea life in the aftermath of mass extinctions (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

New research reveals remarkable resilience of sea life in the aftermath of mass extinctions

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At the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, not only dinosaurs went extinct. The loss of species in the upper part of the ocean had profound impacts on its diversity and function. Image shows small deprived Cretaceous fauna after the extinction.

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Brian Huber

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