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First Jurassic Ichthyosaur Fossil Found in India
Articulated skeleton of Ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur at the excavation site south of Lodai village, situated 30 km northeast of Bhuj town, the headquarters of Ka-chchh District in Gujarat state,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full … Continue reading
Khajuraho stone temples of India
Khajuraho, in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India, was the cultural capital of the Chandela rulers of the tenth century and, even today, is a place that pays homage to artistic talent. There was no mechanisation involved in the … Continue reading
Relative contribution of monsoon precipitation and pumping to modifications in groundwater storage in India
Nature Geoscience 10, 109 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2869 Authors: Akarsh Asoka, Tom Gleeson, Yoshihide Wada & Vimal Mishra Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
How Did a Chunk of India and Eurasia Just Disappear?
Indian and Eurasian plates Case of Earth’s missing continental crust solvedHalf of the mass of Eurasia and India is missing, new research finds, and may have been swallowed up by the Earth’s mantle. How do you make half the mass … Continue reading
Ancient Irish musical history found in modern India
An archaeologist studying musical horns from iron-age Ireland has found musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are alive and well in south India.The realization that modern Indian horns are almost identical to many iron-age European artifacts reveals a rich … Continue reading
mineralia: Pentagonite with Stilbite from India via Weinrich…
mineralia: Pentagonite with Stilbite from India via Weinrich Minerals Geology Nerd
Ancient Irish musical history found in modern India
An archaeologist studying musical horns from iron-age Ireland has found musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are alive and well in south India. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
When It Comes To Continental Drift, India Has Been A Speed Demon
In this artist’s rendering, the left image shows what Earth looked like more than 140 million years ago, when India was part of an immense supercontinent called Gondwana. The right image shows Earth today. Credit: iStock (edited by MIT News) … Continue reading
rockon-ro: APOPHYLLITE on CHALCEDONY from Poona, India….
rockon-ro: APOPHYLLITE on CHALCEDONY from Poona, India. Large, clear crystals of apophyllite on a matrix of fine white chalcedony. ? Geology Nerd
Geologist says dinosaur fossils found in western India
Gujarat, sometimes dubbed India’s Jurassic Park, is home to one of the world’s largest collections of dinosaur remains A geologist said Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that … Continue reading