Landscapes Change Over Time, Influencing the Fossil Record (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Landscapes Change Over Time, Influencing the Fossil Record

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Cores drilled on the current Italian coastline and farther inland captured a snapshot of various environments -- such as coastal lagoons, swamps and deltas -- not only horizontally across the current geographic landscape but also at different depths. These environmental shifts influence where fossils appear in the record, potentially leading to false extinction patterns.

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Figure by Nawrot <em>et al</em>. in <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B</em>

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Please credit Nawrot <em>et al</em>. in <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B</em>

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