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Record 1 2011-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

In 1965, a hurricane exposed a remarkable fossil reef just outside of Miami Florida.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Découverte d’un récif fossile vieux de 650 millions d’années. [...] Cet ancien récif sous-marin, découvert par une équipe de l’université de Melbourne dans le sud de l’Australie est considéré comme étant l’un des plus vieux du monde. Il renfermerait des fossiles d’organismes multicellulaires qui pourraient être parmi les premières formes de vie que la Terre a connues.

Spanish

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