Fossil Specimens (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Fossil Specimens

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The researchers analyzed the chemistry of fossils to determine the temperature during the Late Ordovician period. Shown are fossilized shells, brachiopods, trilobites, and gastropods, with a hammer for scale.

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Woody Fischer

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