Oldest Fossils Discovered On Oldest Shoreline Known On Earth
Earth’s oldest fossils have been found in a remote part of coastal Western Australia, very well preserved between the quartz sand grains of the oldest beach or shoreline known on Earth, in 3.4-billion-year-old rocks. Meanwhile, world famous 130 million old fossilized dinosaur tracks that dot a remote 80-km stretch of Western Australia’s coastline, are now under threat from a proposed natural gas facility.
Growth of Cities Endangers Global Environment, Coastlines Being Most At Risk
The explosive growth of cities worldwide poses significant risks to people and the global environment, predominantly along the coastlines, where urbanization has increased the most rapidly, dramatically and dangerously, a Yale study reports.