Study Suggests Earth Could Have Supported Continental Crust, Life Earlier Than Thought (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Study Suggests Earth Could Have Supported Continental Crust, Life Earlier Than Thought (2 of 2)

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Scientists studied 3.9-billion-year-old rocks from Nuvvuagittuq, Canada, and found evidence for an earlier formation of the crust.

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Elizabeth Bell

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