Gulf coast mollusks rode out past periods of climate change
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 17:10
in Earth & Climate
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story for snails, clams and other mollusks living in the shallow waters along what is now the Gulf Coast of the United States. They were able to survive.