"Xenophanes of Kolophon ... believes that once the earth was mingled with the sea, but in the course of time it became freed from moisture; and his proofs are such as these: that shells are found in the midst of the land and among the mountains, that in the quarries of Syracuse the imprints of a fish and of seals had been found, and in Paros the imprint of an anchovy at some depth in the stone, and in Melite shallow impressions of all sorts of sea products. He says that these imprints were made when everything long ago was covered with mud, and then the imprint dried in the mud. ", Hippolytus
Mass mortality aggregation plate of Triarthrus canadensis. Four adult specimens and one smaller, younger specimen are present. Found in shale from the Billings Formation.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Added | |
| By |
Graeme
|
| Edited | 19th May 2019, 10:20 pm |
| Views | 1,159 |
