Magma Ocean - Isua Greenstone Belt - 3.6 Billion Years Old woollymammoth 81" showcase Nematonotus fossil

81" showcase Nematonotus fossil

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83" polished slab cross-section from an Alaskan Woolly Mammoth

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Magma Ocean - Isua Greenstone Belt - 3.6 Billion Years Old woollymammoth 81" showcase Nematonotus fossilIn the Hadean Eon, long before the modern day, Earth was a roiling ball of hot magma incapable of sustaining life. It is difficult to study this ancient time, as few rocks from it have survived. However, some traces of the prehistoric magma ocean can be found in the Isua Greenstone Belt, an Archaean deposit over 3. 6 billion years old. This specimen is a piece of rock from the Isua Greenstone Belt in Greenland. Within this formation are some of the