Planktonic foraminifera (IMAGE)

MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Planktonic foraminifera

Caption

Planktonic foraminifera are microorganisms that live in the uppermost water layers of all oceans. When they die their small calcareous shells sink to the seafloor and remain preserved in the sediments there. The fossil foraminifera document the conditions in the oceans and their study enables a view into the past. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; M. Kucera

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MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; M. Kucera

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