Oxytropidoceras Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 "Lost continent" found under Mauritius, Wits University, January 31, 2017 - Lava-covered piece of continent is an ancient remnant, left over from the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, which started about 200 million years ago. https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/research-news/2017/2017-01/lost-continent-found-under-mauritius.html Long-lost continent found submerged deep under Indian Ocean New Scientist-Jan 31, 2017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119963-long-lost-continent-found-submerged-deep-under-indian-ocean/ The paper is: Ashwal, L. D., M. Wiedenbeck, and T. H. Torsvik, 2017, Archaean zircons in Miocene oceanic hotspot rocks establish ancient continental crust beneath Mauritius. Nature Communications. vol. 8, Article number: 14086 (2017) doi:10.1038/ncomms14086 http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14086 Yours, Paul H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobiting Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Interesting. "Fossils have richer stories to tell about the lub-dub of dinosaur life than we have been willing to listen to." - Robert T. Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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