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Sample of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Daily Herald Photograph: Whaling

1937-12-31

Sample of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876
Sample of Globigerina ooze collected from the ocean floor by the crew of the HMS Challenger expedition, led by naturalists John Murray and Charles Wyville Thompson, 1872-1876. The sample is labelled: ‘Globigerina ooze. Western Caroline Is. Depth 1850 fathoms.’. Accompanying label states the sample was collected at station 224. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876