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Ancient southern China fish may have evolved prior to the ‘Age of Fish’
An ancient fish species with unusual scales and teeth from the Kuanti Formation in southern China may have evolved prior to the ‘Age of Fish’, according to a new study. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Ancient southern China fish may have evolved prior to the ‘Age of Fish’
An ancient fish species with unusual scales and teeth from the Kuanti Formation in southern China may have evolved prior to the ‘Age of Fish’, according to a new study. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Southern Italy: Earthquake hazard as a result of lively plate boundary
Tectonically, the Mediterranean is extraordinarily lively and thus threatened by pure catastrophes. Over the previous few years a world staff of researchers has intensively studied the seafloor south of Sicily and Calabria. In their research, they discovered proof for current … Continue reading
Rapid Arctic warming has in the past shifted Southern Ocean winds
Ice core records from the two poles show that during the last ice age, sharp spikes in Arctic temperatures shifted the position of winds around Antarctica. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Fossil insects from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England
It was over 150 years ago that the first major work began on the fossil insects of the Lower Cretaceous of England. The pioneers were Victorian naturalists, including the Rev Osmond Fisher, John O Westwood and, in particular, the Rev … Continue reading
Scientists reconstruct formation of the southern Appalachians
Around 300 million years ago, the landmass that is now North America collided with Gondwana, a supercontinent comprised of present-day Africa and South America. That clash of continents lifted tons of rock high above the surrounding terrain to form the … Continue reading
Earthquake risk: New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region
A swarm of nearly 200 small earthquakes that shook Southern California residents in the Salton Sea area last week raised concerns they might trigger a larger earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault. At the same time, scientists published their … Continue reading
Tsunami fears as huge earthquake rocks southern Australia
The US Geological Survey put the quake at 6.1, with a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) USGS A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near Australia, according to Geoscience Australia. It is the third major earthquake to hit Australia this summer. … Continue reading
Shallow earthquakes, deeper tremors along southern San Andreas fault compared by researchers
Crustal structure and tectonics from the Los Angeles basin to the Mojave Desert, southern California Seismologists working along California’s San Andreas Fault near Cholame and Parkfield now have a better idea of how and where friction changes along the fault … Continue reading
littlemisslava: Pegmatite! Yet another Southern Norway sample,…
littlemisslava: Pegmatite! Yet another Southern Norway sample, this granite pegmatite is a specimen I haven?t seen the likes of before. As pegmatites usually have very large crystals up to 10?scm across, but as this sample is a granite, I was … Continue reading