Marine sediments are materials that settle on the bottom of the ocean, such as sand, mud, or even the remains of marine organisms. They build up over time and provide important information about Earth's history and ecosystems.
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- More than half of them live buried in marine sediment; about 70 trillion reside in and on your body. (discovermagazine.com)
- We can look at marine sediment cores to see if this is an unusual or normal occurrence. (antarcticglaciers.org)
- During an impact, clay could have trapped substantial amounts of the organic molecules formed in the same event, and then settled as marine sediment, the researchers say. (newscientist.com)
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