Saturday, July 25, 2015

In Novosibirsk, shellfish fossils older than 400 million years – RIA “VistaNews”

On the eve of an employee of the Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History in the small expedition discovered ancient fossils of sea inhabitants. According to experts, found the remains of more than 400 million years, they lived when the world was not yet the dinosaurs.

 Novosibirsk found fossils of clams older than 400 million years old

One of the employees of the State Museum of Local Lore town near the city of Novosibirsk have found fossils of ancient sea creatures. During the analysis of fossil experts have determined that it more than 400 million years, they belong to the Devonian period. Sea creatures, fossils were found Andrew Mugako, lived on Earth at a time when there were dinosaurs.

According to an employee of the Novosibirsk Museum fossil mollusks, crinoids, bryozoans, corals, brachiopods, he found in the area Toguchin career where work is underway for the extraction of oil shale. Experts say that the beings who belong to the found remains, lived in a time when the Novosibirsk region was part of the Paleo-Asian Ocean. It was there, in shallow water and live sea creatures.

 Novosibirsk found fossils of clams older than 400 million years old >

According to Andrew himself Mugako such areas as shale quarry Toguchin area are rare. Surviving examples of marine inhabitants are so well preserved that one of brachiopod shells found collapsed in his right hand. The insides of the mollusk-like creatures can be treated with maximum precision.

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