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Stanford Scientists Solve a 252-Million-Year-Old Mass Extinction Mystery


Clams and snails rule today’s shores because their ancient ancestors survived a catastrophe that erased nearly all ocean life. The shells scattered along modern beaches are clues to an ancient catastrophe. Clams and snails are common today partly because their distant relatives survived the worst

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