These Enchanting and Colorful Photos of Seashells and the Mollusks That Create Them Will Have You Marveling at the Natural World
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A photo essay with text by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz examines seashells and the mollusks that create them, revealing how soft-bodied creatures use calcium carbonate crystals to build protective shells that record their life histories through bands, ridges, and color patterns shaped by diet, seasons, and evolution over 500 million years.
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