Tiny evidence of a massive event. The result of a meteorite impact 14.5 million years ago in Ries Germany. This is a calcite belemnite rostra - already a fossil over 100 million years old at the time of the impact - which was shattered below ground in the claystone and marlstone rock where it was deposited under the impact site. Over the ensuing million years silicates leached into the cavities to re-fuse a structure now looking like a rattler's tail | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Stewart, Paul D. |
Bildgröße: | 3744 px × 5616 px |
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