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Ancient Kelp Forests Upend What We Knew About the Ocean


New research reveals that the Pacific Coast's kelp forests, rich ecosystems supporting diverse marine life, originated over 32 million years ago, much earlier than previously believed. These ancient kelp forests provided sustenance for the now-extinct desmostylians and predate the marine mammals,

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