Deep water

Riley Black is the author of Deep Time, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs and numerous other books. She has also written about prehistory and marine life for publications from National Geographic to Nature, and is the resident palaeontologist for the Jurassic World franchise. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Timeline of Discovery • Introduction • Zones of the Ocean • How Much of the Deep Sea is Unexplored? • Nutrient Cycling • Bioluminescence • Biogenic Sediment • Megamouth Shark • Coelacanths • Azoic Hypothesis • Cambrian Creatures • Giant Spider Crab • Ophthalmosaurus • Vampire Squid • Nautilus • Stromatolites • Bathysphere • Diel Vertical Migration • Goblin Shark • Giant Squid • Cookie-Cutter Shark • Giant Oarfish • Lanternfish • Big Red Jelly • Viperfish • Whalefalls • Hagfish • Gulper Eels • Orange Roughy • Brachiopods • Anglerfish • Hydrothermal Vents • Yeti Crabs • Methanogenic Bacteria • Giant Tube Worms • Chimaeras • Blubber • Cuvier’s Beaked Whale • Paleodictyon • Foraminiferans • DSV Alvin • Abyssal Plain • Sea Squirts • Sea Spiders • Dumbo Octopus • Giant Isopods • HMS Challenger • Crinoids • Trieste • Mariana Trench • Glossary • Index • Credits