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Fossil study helps pinpoint extinction risks for ocean animals
Description: What makes some ocean animals more prone to extinction than others? A new study of marine fossils provides a clue. An analysis of roughly 500 million years of fossil data for marine invertebrates reveals that ocean animals with small geographic ranges have been consistently hard hit -- even when populations are large, the authors report. [Source: e! Science News]
URL: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/10/23/fossil.study.helps.pinpoint.extinction.risks.ocean.animals
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Source: e! Science News
Publish Date: 10/23/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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