117 million-year-old mud waves reveal the birth of the Atlantic Ocean - Tech and Science Post

This geological phenomenon, responsible for the division of South America millions of years ago, could modify the structure of this vast land extension. Why this fracture concerns experts

A group of scientists discovered gigantic mud waves buried in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, more than 400 kilometers from the coast of Guinea-Bissau, a West African country. “These huge waves of underwater sediments, composed of mud and sand, are about 999.74 meters below the seabed,” researchers reported in a new study published in Global and Planetary Change. The waves formed in the “Equatorial Atlantic Gate”, the sea lane that resulted fr…

117 Million-Year-Old Mud Waves Reveal The Atlantic Ocean's Birth

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have discovered giant underwater mud waves below the Atlantic. The waves are located 400 km off Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. Image credit: Schäferle – Pixabay The massive underwater sediment waves, comprising mud and sand, were found about one kilometre below the seabed. […]

117 million-year-old mud waves reveal the birth of the Atlantic Ocean - Tech and Science Post

Heriot-Watt scientists have discovered giant underwater mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean, 400 kilometers off the coast of Guinea-Bissau in west Africa. The massive underwater sediment waves, comprising mud and sand, were found about one kilometer below the seabed. They formed in what was known as the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway: the seaway that formed when South America and Africa split apart, giving birth to the modern Atlantic Oc…

Huge waves of underwater sediment, composed of mud and sand, have been located approximately one kilometre below the seabed 400 kilometres off the coast of Guinea-Bissau.