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Planktonic foraminiferal tests are not formed in isotopic equilibrium with seawater; the deviation is species dependent.
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SHACKLETON, N., WISEMAN, J. & BUCKLEY, H. Non-equilibrium Isotopic Fractionation between Seawater and Planktonic Foraminiferal Tests. Nature 242, 177–179 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242177a0
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