Bivalve shells have emerged as invaluable archives of past environmental conditions. Their annual and sub‐annual growth increments record precise temporal variations that, when coupled with stable ...

Taphonomic signatures on modern bivalve shells, such as traces of drilling organisms, encrusters, fragmentation, and abrasion function as indicators of environmental differences on Belize atoll reefs.

A new paleontology study by UChicago researchers discovered that rock-boring clams, known as bivalves, vary in shape despite performing the same function. This paper is one of the first major studies ...

The concentrations of elements from Mn to Pb in the shells of Mercenaria mercenaria, Mya arenaria, and Argopecten irradians were measured using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence. This technique provides ...

A clam shell may be a familiar find on the beach, but its intricate curves and markings tell a rich tale. For centuries, biologists have collected, drawn, measured and compared the shells of bivalve ...

For many years, the structure of natural shell samples has attracted a great deal of interest from Material Scientists as well as Researchers in the Biological Sciences field [1]. The reason for this ...

The fossil record may not be perfect, but it passed a critical test with flying colors, according to a study by University of Chicago paleontologist Susan M. Kidwell that will be published in the Feb.

Deep under the surface of the South China Sea, a new species waits buried in the sand. Matt Hardy via Unsplash More than 4,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, a crack in the seafloor spews gases into ...

Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that provide a small glimpse ...

McMurray’s recent project, barely one year old, is Scrimshaw Oyster Stout, a full-bodied dry Irish stout made in collaboration with Barley Days Brewery in Prince Edward County, Ontario. What makes ...

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