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Episode 34b: Foraminifera and Palaeoclimatology
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Sep 25, 2014
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Description
Planktonic foraminifera are single celled organisms that are highly abundant in modern oceans and a hugely important part of the Earth’s carbon cycle. Each cell builds a hard calcite ‘test’ around itself in a huge variety of shapes. These tests continuously rain down on to the ocean floor leaving continuous records of how these organisms have changed over millions of years. They form the most complete fossil record we have, and are a very useful tool in everything from the oil industry to understanding how evolution works.
Released:
Sep 25, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 19: The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event: We talk to Prof. David Harper of Durham University about the explosive diversification during the Early Ordovician and its possible causes. by Palaeocast