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Florida Museum of Natural History

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Caption

An analysis of more than 60,000 specimens indicates marine fossils are preserved in the fossil record in proportion to their diversity, enabling their use as a benchmark to assess the health of modern marine ecosystems.

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Florida Museum of Natural History

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