Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?
To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been uncovered as missing information rather than designating them areas where no ...
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How did the Great Lakes form? Scientists think they figured it out
New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.
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Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran
The ocean plate was once the seafloor of Neotethys — an ocean that formed when the supercontinent Pangaea broke up into a ...
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Undiscovered fossils could hold missing puzzle piece to dinosaur origin story
The first dinosaurs could have emerged on the Gondwana supercontinent millions of years before today's oldest-known dinosaurs, researchers from University College London write in a new study published ...
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Dinosaur origins
Dinosaurs may have originated in the warm, tropical regions of Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent that now includes parts of the Amazon, and various other areas in the Southern Hemisphere. The ...
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Newly discovered dinosaur could be the oldest ever found in North America, researchers say
According to the University, the mainstream belief is that dinosaurs first spread to Laurasia, the northern part of the ancient supercontinent of Pangea, millions of years after emerging in Gondwana, ...
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Study shows hot leaves can't catch carbon from the air. It's bad news for rainforests—and Earth
It contains many ancient plant families dating back to the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. The air is warm and thick with humidity, carrying the earthy scent of wet leaves and soil.