Benthic Foram (image)

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The deep-sea benthic foram Aragonia velascoensis went extinct about 56 million years ago as the oceans rapidly acidified.
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Ellen Thomas/Yale University
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The deep-sea benthic foram Aragonia velascoensis went extinct about 56 million years ago as the oceans rapidly acidified.
Ellen Thomas/Yale University
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