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Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split
Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.
Ancient 300-foot-tall mud waves gave rise to Atlantic Ocean
According to geologists at the UK’s Heriot Watt University, gigantic waves of mud and sand sediment about 250 miles off the ...
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117-Million-Year-Old Sediment Waves Near Africa Show How Atlantic Ocean Was Formed
Located 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) below today’s seabed, the wavy sediments were formed during the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway ...
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Flex appeal: The trade-off between armor and efficiency in sea turtle shells
When we picture sea ... the shells of freshwater turtles and land tortoises, marine turtles have received comparatively little attention. To fill this gap, researchers from Florida Atlantic ...
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Flex appeal: ‘Trade-off’ between armor and efficiency in sea turtle shells
When we picture sea turtles ... change in shell stiffness across life stages. This slower development in shell stiffness could explain why they stay in the open ocean for a longer period, avoiding ...