Earth Science: Lithosphere Deformed And Fractured Under Indian Ocean Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 11:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The discovery by Indian and British scientists that the Earth's strong outer shell -- the 'lithosphere' -- within the central Indian Ocean began to deform and fracture 15.4--13.9 million years ago, much earlier than previously thought, impacts our understanding of the birth of the Himalayas and the strengthening of the Indian-Asian monsoon.