The ratio of magnesium to calcium in sea water is thought to have influenced the skeletal mineralogy of certain marine calcifiers throughout the Phanerozoic eon. A fresh look at old data suggests that mass extinctions may have also played a role.
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Ries, J. Seeing changes in a changing sea. Nature Geosci 1, 497–498 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo273
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