Extinction Survivor Species (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Extinction Survivor Species

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An artist's interpretation of the sea floor after the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. The three hair-covered forms (left) represent species of plankton that survived. The geometric form (bottom left) is a species of algae.

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The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences/John Maisano

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