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One way to track what’s happened on Earth during past periods of drastic climate change is to examine fossils, but, says @KnowableMag, “the fossil record for most species is spotty.” Enter planktonic foraminifera, a unicellular marine organism that first appeared on Earth about 100 million years ago. Nine out of 10 species went extinct when an asteroid hit 66 million years ago. It took 10 million years for species diversity to recover. Tim Vernimmen takes a look at what that can teach us about the past — and future.

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Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsThe history of the ocean, as told by tiny beautiful fossilsBountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.

even though it's about 20 years out of date, I am really enjoying _Dawn of the Dinosaurs_ by Nicholas Fraser, with illustrations by Douglas Henderson. Among other things, it has great coverage of many non-dinosaur tetrapods, both in text and in art, and even some coverage of invertebrates, included some great insect-focused art by Douglas Henderson, a scorpion-centered artwork, and spider-centered artwork.

#dinosaurs
#insects
#pterosaurs
#phytosaurs
#dicynodonts
#paleoart
#art
#fossils

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Hosting this podcast episode was so much fun! Dr. Sarah Gabbott described her discovery of a remarkably preserved 444-million-year-old fossil that puzzled her for 25 years, her prior work on ancient hagfish that overturned the prevailing theory for the evolution of the eye, her path to becoming a paleontologist, her new book on technofossils, her favorite hobbies outside of work, and more!

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