Valentia Stone Becomes a Geological Heritage Site
The second stone in Ireland to get the title of “International Union of Geological Sciences Heritage Stone” is Valentia Slate.
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The second stone in Ireland to get the title of “International Union of Geological Sciences Heritage Stone” is Valentia Slate.
Thompson was one of the first women to achieve distinction in the study of geology
Experts were able to uncover a coal seam full of bones belonging to an ancient tetrapod from 300 million years ago. The bones were said to have been cooked at 350 degrees Celsius.
The preservation of ancient bones is a marvelous phenomenon. So exceptionally can these remains be preserved that their internal structure remains intact, especially in a type of sedimentary fossil bed called a Lagerstätte.
Warped amphibian-like fossils in Ireland were likely transformed by superheated fluids that were released as ancient continents crashed into one another around 300 million years ago.