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| //The MFS (shown here as a blue line) is often the most fossiliferous part of an overall sequence - especially in planktonic microfossils.// | //The MFS (shown here as a blue line) is often the most fossiliferous part of an overall sequence - especially in planktonic microfossils.// | ||
| - | As the majority of organisms that form fossils are wholly marine forms, it follows that when sea levels are highest, maximum fossil abundances occur over widespread areas. MFSs have abundant fossils in general and planktonic fossils (in microfossil terms these would be planktonic foraminifera, | + | As the majority of organisms that form fossils are wholly marine forms, it follows that when sea levels are highest, maximum fossil abundances occur over widespread areas. MFSs have abundant fossils in general and planktonic fossils (in microfossil terms these would be planktonic foraminifera, |
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