Scottish geologists from Herito-Uott University discovered a huge mud wave buried at a depth of one kilometers at the bottom of the Atlantic. Discover rewrite the history of ocean formation and its role in ancient climate changes.
The study was published in the journal of Global Science and the planet change (GPC). 400 km from the Guinea-Bisau coast, the team found sediment waves from a long and hundreds of kilometers. They are accompanied by drift borders – mud hills are created by powerful current.
The five geological classes were also opened, where the traces were preserved. Education arises at the Equatorial Atlantic Gate – a strait formed during the division of Gondwana 117 million years ago.
Imagine a super -large water waterfall of a young ocean, he said, co -founder of the study, Dr. UISM Nicholson said.
The wave analysis showed that the Atlantic Ocean began to form 4 million years ago (117 million years ago instead of 113 million). The opening of the strait provoked global warming due to the release of carbon. After that, the ocean currents launched the cooling era. According to researchers, this is a turning point in the history of the earth.