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Julie Richey caps a sediment core taken from a depth of 500 meters in

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Woman on the deck of a ship holding a cylinder of mud
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USGS scientist Julie Richey caps a sediment core taken from a depth of 500 meters in the Gulf of Mexico. The core will contain foraminifera that lived in past environments and allow for the reconstruction of past climates.

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