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From @nature.com, an Antarctica ice core revealed sandstone and fossilized roots from an ancient tropical forest. At 0:14, see the erupting volcanoes. What paleo illustration doesn't including erupting volcanoes? Eruptions must've been incredibly common. #geology www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Antarctica's ice hides an ancient rainforest
Fossilised roots reveal that a lush Cretaceous forest once thrived near the South Pole.
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
From @nature.com, an Antarctica ice core revealed sandstone and fossilized roots from an ancient tropical forest. At 0:14, see the erupting volcanoes. What paleo illustration doesn't including erupting volcanoes? Eruptions must've been incredibly common. #geology www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Not #geology but related to a sister project, #evolution, is a great video from @nature.com on multi-cellularity among animal relatives. Great stuff. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Five single-celled species that dabble in multicellularity
Animals’ closest cousins provide insight into how we became multicellular creatures.
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not #geology but related to a sister project, #evolution, is a great video from @nature.com on multi-cellularity among animal relatives. Great stuff. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The Geology Letter has its first post, about humans in New Mexico 22,000 years ago. Check it out on Substack: #geology #nativeamericans #whitesands @uarizona.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Geology Letter has its first post, about humans in New Mexico 22,000 years ago. Check it out on Substack: #geology #nativeamericans #whitesands @uarizona.bsky.social