Scientists uncover insights into the formation of Earth's oldest continental crust
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 12:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Addressing fundamental unknowns about the earliest history of Earth's crust, scientists have precisely dated the world's oldest rock unit at 4.02 billion years old. Driven by the University of Alberta, the findings suggest that early Earth was largely covered with an oceanic crust-like surface.