Hari Tulsidas :verified: · @haritulsidas
314 followers · 1569 posts · Server masto.ai
Plate tectonics, the process that shapes Earth’s surface, was surprisingly speedy in the past, a new study reveals. The study measured the speed of plate movements over the last two billion years and found that they were much faster than today, reaching up to 20 centimeters per year. Plate tectonics may have started earlier than previously thought, and that it may have influenced the evolution of life and climate.
#platetectonics #earthhistory #geodynamics
GregCocks · @GregCocks
497 followers · 463 posts · Server techhub.social
Mapped - What Did The World Look Like In The Last Ice Age?
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-world-the-last-ice-age/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03467-6 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #iceage #LastGlacialMaximum #sealevel #glaciers #ice #visualisation #LGM #lasticeage #earthhistory #climate #climatechange #map #cartography #research #elevation #topography #remotesensing #opendata #global #poles #polar #pole #icemass #iceandsnow
#VisualCapitalist @visualcapitalist
#gis #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #iceage #lastglacialmaximum #sealevel #glaciers #ice #visualisation #lgm #lasticeage #earthhistory #climate #climatechange #map #cartography #research #elevation #topography #remotesensing #opendata #global #poles #polar #pole #icemass #iceandsnow #visualcapitalist
GregCocks · @GregCocks
420 followers · 452 posts · Server techhub.social
Long-Lost Remnants Of Ancient Continents Still Lurk Beneath Antarctica
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https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-remnants-of-ancient-continents-still-lurk-beneath-antarctica-69572 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #GOCE #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
@ESA
#gis #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #goce #gravity #seismology #antarctica #cratons #lithosphere #continents #gravitygradients #model #modeling #tectonics #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #orogen #earthhistory #geologichistory
Chris Rowan · @allochthonous
1337 followers · 283 posts · Server scicomm.xyzMercury isotopes show vascular plants had colonized land extensively by the early Silurian [15 million years before oldest confirmed fossil]:
Inferred because terrestrial signature starts appearing in marine sediments, suggesting greatly enhanced weathering of the continents as a result of land plants taking over.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade9510
Chris Rowan · @allochthonous
1329 followers · 258 posts · Server scicomm.xyz
Chemical reactions on the early Earth - between a magma ocean and a hydrogen atmosphere! - may have formed its ocean.
(The production of water during Earths formation is of course different from the retention of water, but an intriguing theory nonetheless that may help to explain very watery #exoplanets.)
#earthhistory #geology #exoplanets
Chris Rowan · @allochthonous
1294 followers · 140 posts · Server scicomm.xyzQOTD: ‘we rocks get around more than you think.’
You will get much further in understanding #geology - and #EarthHistory - once you grasp this.
From: https://betsystreeter.substack.com/p/the-sloth-and-the-manatee-random
· @bewitchedmind
415 followers · 6979 posts · Server mastodon.social
Das beste Video, das ihr heute sehen werdet, wenn ihr euch auch nur ein winziges Bisschen für Erdgeschichte interessiert. Und wenn ihr #Ediacara-Fans seid, sowieso. https://youtu.be/ipkBmbi6k5c
#Paleontology #SciComm #earthhistory #geology #deeptime #veeerydeeptime #Fossils
#ediacara #paleontology #scicomm #earthhistory #geology #deeptime #veeerydeeptime #fossils
GregCocks · @GregCocks
114 followers · 129 posts · Server techhub.social
Paleogeographic / Ancient Earth Map [animated, interactive]
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https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#240 <-- web map
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http://www.scotese.com/ <-- PALEOMAP Project
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H/T @ian W. – Ian Webster
[Use the left and right arrow keys ( ← & → )to step through time]
“With the Ancient Earth Map, you can do just that. Enter your address and see your exact location the way it was at the time of dinosaurs or earlier. The interactive site also walks you through the planet’s stunning geological changes between now and ancient times…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #paleogeography #ancient #earthhistory #webmap #interactive #geology #platetectonics #global #dinosaurs
#gis #spatial #mapping #geography #paleogeography #ancient #earthhistory #webmap #interactive #geology #platetectonics #global #dinosaurs
· @bewitchedmind
398 followers · 5846 posts · Server mastodon.social"The Boring Billion": Das Spannende an dieser einen Milliarde Jahre Erdgeschichte ist die Frage, warum da so wenig los war.
#geology #earthhistory
Erinosaurus :infinity_rainbow: · @JurassNic
119 followers · 271 posts · Server neurodifferent.meRecommendations wanted
I'm looking for recommendations for nonfiction #books & TV/film #documentaries on
#Palaeontology & #geology
I'm particularly looking for anything about #dinosaurs, #MassExtinction, #evolution & #EarthHistory
I'm also interested in anything #volcano, #earthquake, & #NaturalDisaster based
These are some of the books I've already read & enjoyed:
The Planet in a Pebble- J. Zalasiewicz
The Tyrannosaur Chronicles- D. Hone
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs- R. Black
Life on a Young Planet- A.H. Knoll
The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs- S.L. Brusatte
The Dinosaurs Rediscovered- M.J. Benton
When Life Nearly Died- M.J. Benton
#books #documentaries #palaeontology #geology #dinosaurs #massextinction #evolution #earthhistory #volcano #earthquake #naturaldisaster #BookRecommendations #TVrecommendations #paleontology
AnthropoceneMan · @Anthro
124 followers · 234 posts · Server universeodon.com
Frozen in time since the dinosaurs’ age
A story to tell in a single page
Written in stone formed from sandy shore
Of a Cretaceous Sea that is no more
Their impression, their orientation, providing clues
Of ancient environments, long passed views
Uplift and movement have delivered them here
To a place and time where we are near
A story of life, of death, and final rest
Written in stone to stand time’s test
#Geology #Fossil #Rocks #GeologicTime #EarthHistory #Sediment #DeepTime #FossilFriday
#geology #fossil #rocks #geologictime #earthhistory #sediment #deeptime #fossilfriday
AnthropoceneMan · @Anthro
36 followers · 59 posts · Server universeodon.com
I often wonder what early humans experienced when traveling the Pacific NW coast in the glacial age. Wide swaths of sand, coastline a mile or more westward and 100 meters lower. To be the first footsteps upon newly swept shores. Power and serenity in abundance.
We can still witness that at times.
#Anthropocene #Coastal #PacificOcean #Sand #Sedimentation #Geology #EarthHistory #Oregon
#anthropocene #coastal #pacificocean #sand #sedimentation #geology #earthhistory #oregon
Ben Uveges · @benuveges
1 followers · 1 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgHowdy mastodon! I am an #earthscientist with broad interests in #geobiology #earthhistory and #dataviz . Looking to find cool people who also like science over here.
#earthscientist #geobiology #earthhistory #dataviz