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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Paleoecological studies enhance our understanding of biotic responses to climate change because they consider long timescales not accessible ...

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A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world’s deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. Instead of showing ...