Dormant for 800 Million Years, Colossal Structures Have Been Uncovered Beneath China’s Surface That Could Rewrite Earth’s Early History

Dormant for 800 Million Years, Colossal Structures Have Been Uncovered Beneath China’s Surface That Could Rewrite Earth’s Early History

A recent study published in Geology has uncovered a vast chain of fossilized volcanoes buried beneath the Sichuan Basin in southern China, a find that could reshape how scientists understand Earth’s tectonic and climatic history. Led by researchers from PetroChina and Nanjing University, the project combined airborne imaging with deep drilling to reveal a volcanic system that has been dormant for nearly 800 million years. A Hidden Volcanic Syste…