The Paper Trail
"The Paper Trail" is a series of interviews with researchers who published in the Netherlands Journal of Geosciences. We ask them to tell us a bit about the background to their work, the relevance to science and society and just how it was to write the piece!
The Paper Trail
Turtles and seagrass - the Late Cretaceous seas were much more than just coccoliths
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Henk Kombrink
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Season 1
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Episode 15
Master student Jelle Heere tells the story about the discovery of a mandible from a Late Cretaceous sea turtle in the Maastrichtian of Limburg. By doing so, Jelle demonstrates that the Chalk seas were much more diverse than some people may think, with sea grass growing plentifully and a wide variety of fauna roaming the area. Listen to this podcast to find out more!