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Gallery 3 - Radiolaria

Please note the images presented here are low resolution images and are copyright to the originators; for a high resolution copy and permission to use them please apply to Dave Emley

Radiolaria are unicellular planktonic organisms (often with a skeleton of silica) wideley distributed in the oceans from near the surface to depths of several hundred metres. They may be solitary or colonial. Because of the rapid turnover of species, they are important diagnostic fossils for geologists. The pictures below were taken by Year 3 geology students as part of their module Micropalaeontology: Principles and Applications.

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