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The Cretaceous period witnessed a remarkable diversity of clam shrimp (Spinicaudata), whose fossil record provides unparalleled insights into evolutionary history and palaeoenvironmental conditions.

The drill holes found in shells show the clearest, most complete form of predator/prey interaction found in the fossil record. If you’d stopped monitoring the Adriatic Sea’s marine life in the mid-20 ...

It was smaller — as small as it has ever been in recent history — from 3-5,000 years ago, according to scientists who studied the ice sheet’s history using a new technique they developed for ...

Using shells from the recent fossil record, researchers have determine that interactions between predator and prey in the northern Adriatic Sea have significantly declined due to human activity. If ...