A study reveals cyclic changes in the rate of burial of biogenic calcium carbonate at the Pacific ocean floor 43 million to 33 million years ago, as Earth exited a warm 'greenhouse' state to become an ice-capped planet. See Article p.609
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Stoll, H. Ancient burial at sea. Nature 488, 596–597 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/488596a
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