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Finding Argoland: How a lost continent resurfaced (phys.org)
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Geologists have long known that around 155 million years ago, a 5,000 km long piece of continent broke off western Australia and drifted away. They can see that by the 'void' it left behind: a basin hidden deep below the ocean known as the Argo Abyssal Plain. The underwater feature also lends its name to the newly formed continent: Argoland. The structure of the seafloor shows that this continent must have drifted off to the northwest, and must have ended up where the islands of Southeast Asia are located today.

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[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Any time I dive into geological stuff it always amazes me how scientists can piece together the ancient world from literal fragments.