Foraminifera Show Polar Warming in Eocene Greater Than Previously Thought (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Foraminifera Show Polar Warming in Eocene Greater Than Previously Thought

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Foraminifera, small single-celled marine organisms, form their shells in concert with the ocean's temperature and chemistry. Like tiny time capsules, they can reveal the climate conditions of millions of years ago.

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