Tuesday 27 January 2015

Fossils that survived volcano give clues to Canary Islands history

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Fossils that survived volcano give clues to Canary Islands history
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Jan 26, 2015 - The most recent eruption on the Canary Islands - at El Hierro in 2011 - produced spectacularly enigmatic white "floating rocks" that originated from the layers of oceanic sedimentary rock underneath the island. An international team of researchers, led from Uppsala University, use microscopic fossils found in the rocks to shed new light on the long-standing puzzle about the origin of the Canary ... more


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