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Fish teeth are the ocean's fingerprints

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On the Rocks


By Sophie Alexander

My video is based on my Phd research. I am attempting to constrain changes in ocean circulation 50 million years ago. To do so, I use fish tooth neodymium measurements. My video explains how fish teeth are preserved on the seafloor, gain a neodymium signature and can be used to track circulation changes.


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