African desert rift confirmed as new ocean in the making
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 05:49
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial...
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