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During the early Paleozoic, southern and western New Mexico were submerged by a warm shallow sea that would come to be home to creatures including brachiopods, bryozoans, cartilaginous fishes, corals, graptolites, nautiloids, placoderms, and trilobites. During the Ordovician the state was home to algal reefs up to 300 feet high.
NO. 29: GLOWING CREATURE FOUND LURKING IN GRAVEYARD OF MEXICO AT NIGHT. IT’S A NEW SPECIES. Photos show the stinging creature discovered at the cemetery. | Published July 3, 2024 | Read Full ...
A days-old orca was spotted swimming off a Washington island with its mom, photos show. “What a tiny miracle,” one person commented on Facebook. The mom and baby Southern Resident killer ...
The ancient sea, which existed from the early Late Cretaceous (100 Ma) to the earliest Paleocene (66 Ma), connected the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean. The two land masses it created were Laramidia to the west and Appalachia to the east. At its largest extent, it was 2,500 feet (760 m) deep, 600 miles (970 km) wide and over 2,000 miles ...
The geologic history of the state began with its assembly during the Yavapai and Mazatzal orogenies 1750 to 1650 million years ago (Mya). This was followed by 200 million years of tectonic quiescence that ended in the Picuris orogeny. This event transformed the New Mexico crust into mature continental crust.
These wonders are just an initial snapshot of fantastic creatures discovered 16,400 feet (5,000 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in a pristine area that’s earmarked as a site for ...
Lutra canadensis. The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on the North American continent throughout most of Canada, along the coasts of the United States and its inland waterways . An adult North American river otter can weigh between 5. ...
Discover more new species. Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most eye-catching stories from the past week. → Deep-sea creature — with yellowy tentacles and ...