Ancient clams discovered by College of Wooster geologist reveal how Earth rebounded from mass...

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Ancient clams discovered by College of Wooster geologist reveal how Earth rebounded from mass extinction
By John Mangels, The Plain Dealer
February 27, 2010, 11:55AM

Ancient clams discovered by College of Wooster geologist reveal how Earth rebounded from mass extinction |
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But if you discover a new kind of ancient clam, as College of Wooster geologist Mark Wilson has done – and not just a previously unknown species, but a whole new family of clam species, from a pivotal time 240 million years ago when Earth was recovering from the near extinction of all life – what do you get?

Bad jokes about prehistoric clam sauce.

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