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A new study confirms that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was formed by a cosmic impact around 50 million years ago, creating a deep crater and a massive tsunami, supported by seismic imaging and shocked mineral evidence, settling a long-standing debate over its origin.
Scientists in India have discovered a fossil of Vasuki Indicus, a prehistoric snake estimated to be up to 15 meters long, making it potentially the largest snake ever recorded. The fossil, dating back 47 million years, provides insights into ancient ecosystems and the evolution of giant snakes, highlighting their size and terrestrial lifestyle during the warm, humid Eocene period.
Geologists from the Alfred Wegener Institute have discovered evidence of a 40-million-year-old river system beneath the Antarctic ice by studying sediment samples from the Amundsen Sea. This finding suggests that Antarctica once had a temperate climate with lush forests and extensive river networks, significantly different from its current icy landscape. The sediments indicate that the river system transported erosion debris from the Transantarctic Mountains, highlighting the continent's dramatic climatic and geological changes over millions of years.
Researchers have discovered evidence of a giant river system that existed 40 million years ago beneath the ice of West Antarctica. This finding, published in Science Advances, provides insights into Earth's climatic past and potential future climate scenarios. The river, which flowed for nearly a thousand miles, was identified through sediment analysis and lipid biomarker studies, revealing a temperate rainforest environment during the mid-Cretaceous period and a river delta during the mid-to-late Eocene epoch.