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Fossil fish from the north of Scotland
The north of Scotland is known to scientists and newbie collectors for its wealth of localities the place fossil fish of Devonian age will be collected. From plate tectonics, we all know that in Devonian instances Scotland was located just … Continue reading
North American ice sheet decay decreased local weather variability within the Southern Hemisphere
The altering topography of ice sheets within the Northern Hemisphere over the last Ice Age compelled modifications within the local weather of Antarctica, a beforehand undocumented inter-polar local weather change mechanism. Geology News — ScienceDaily
North Texas earthquakes occurring on ‘dead’ faults, seismology research shows
Recent earthquakes in Texas’ Fort Worth Basin – in the community of Venus and the Dallas suburb of Irving – occurred on faults not active for at least 300 million years, according to research. The research supports the assertion that … Continue reading
Reduced North American terrestrial primary productivity linked to anomalous Arctic warming
Nature Geoscience 10, 572 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2986 Authors: Jin-Soo Kim, Jong-Seong Kug, Su-Jong Jeong, Deborah N. Huntzinger, Anna M. Michalak, Christopher R. Schwalm, Yaxing Wei & Kevin Schaefer Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
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Dinosaur-era plant found alive in North America for first time
A large species of green algae was discovered alive in North America for the first time ever, with the only previous record being fossils dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Abrupt North Atlantic circulation changes in response to gradual CO2 forcing in a glacial climate state
Nature Geoscience 10, 518 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2974 Authors: Xu Zhang, Gregor Knorr, Gerrit Lohmann & Stephen Barker Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Earth’s Mantle Deep Beneath the North Island Volcano Zone Is Melting
Lake Taupo and Tongariro National Park, North Island Volcanoes erupt when magma rises through cracks in the Earth’s crust, but the exact processes that lead to the melting of rocks in the Earth’s mantle below are difficult to study. In … Continue reading
hematitehearts: Fluorite Locality: Vioolsdrif, North Cape…
hematitehearts: Fluorite Locality: Vioolsdrif, North Cape Province, South Africa Geology Nerd
Rare tooth find reveals horned dinosaurs in eastern North America
A chance discovery in Mississippi provides the first evidence of an animal closely related to Triceratops in eastern North America. The fossil, a tooth from rocks between 68 and 66 million years old, shows that two halves of the continent … Continue reading
Last remnant of North American ice sheet on track to vanish
The last piece of the ice sheet that once blanketed much of North America is doomed to disappear in the next several centuries, says a new study. Geology News — ScienceDaily