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Fossilized human footprints dating back 115,000 years were discovered in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, providing the earliest direct evidence of Homo sapiens in the region, likely made during a brief period when the area supported a freshwater lake and diverse wildlife, indicating early human movement and behavior in a now-arid landscape.
A new study suggests that a meteor impact 56,000 years ago may have caused a landslide that temporarily dammed the Grand Canyon's Colorado River, forming a paleolake, with evidence linking the impact to geological changes in the region.
A study suggests that a meteor impact around 56,000 years ago may have triggered a massive landslide in the Grand Canyon, leading to the formation of a paleolake by damming the Colorado River, with evidence found in driftwood and sediments in Stanton's Cave. Further research is needed to confirm this connection.
New research suggests that the asteroid impact creating Meteor Crater around 55,600 years ago triggered a massive earthquake and landslide, which may have contributed to the formation of a long-standing paleolake in the Grand Canyon area, potentially resolving a 60-year-old geological mystery.