Posted on 05/18/2009 8:06:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The largest piece of wood coal that has ever been discovered in Iceland was recently brought down from a height of 300 meters from Mt. Ernir that towers over Bolungarvík. It indicates that giant trees once grew in the West Fjords.
Its existence had been known for some time but the right opportunity to take it down from the mountain didn't present itself until recently, ruv.is reports.
The wool coal is probably around 12 million years old and Thorleifur Eiríksson at the Nature Historic Institute of the West Fjords said that research of this time period and the biosphere of the time will now be reinforced.
Judging by the perimeter of the wool coal, the West Fjords were once a forested area and the climate considerably warmer than in Iceland today. The West and East Fjords are the oldest parts of the island.
(Excerpt) Read more at icelandreview.com ...
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The planet has a FEEVER!!!
Another inconvenient truth.
“Judging by the perimeter of the wool coal, the West Fjords were once a forested area and the climate considerably warmer than in Iceland today.”
snicker....
OK.....everybody pony up ten bucks and lets’ get this FReepathon over....
Thanks.
Pine-ing for the fjords!
Gee, I wonder how that could have happened?
From Brjanslaekur it is a one hour walk to the location. From the bar (opposite the small harbour) walk in direction of the church. Before the river go to the right and follow the path uphill along the river. After a while you will see a gorge. In this gorge, just before the waterfall the sediments are exposed. In the layers you see the black fossil wood. You can see whole fossil trees in the exposure. You can also see fossil leaves here.
The location is a protected natural area. It is not permitted to collect fossils here. Do not use hammers here!
Fossil wood and leaves of trees from the Neogene period. Amongst others, you can find Birch leaves.
Pining the fjords?
Bible? Bitter, Gun Clinger
Good story. Helps to tell us how long it takes to make coal from trees and other plants.
You should see some of the stuff in Pennsylvania’s coal. Was showing fern leaves and tree bark/branches etc to my granddaughter today. She found her first Miocene shark’s tooth last year at age three. Now we need to find a dinosaur for her (PS: My daughter and I found a dinosaur toe-bone near the old Capital Center in Largo, Md. about 15 years ago. Confirmed by the Smithsonian Institution).
Paleontology is a great hobby.
Not really:
Neogene Period, younger of two geological periods comprising the Cenozoic Era (formerly Cainozoic), the last of the three eras making up the Phanerozoic Eon of the geological timescale. It is preceded by the Palaeogene Period. The Neogene Period extends from about 23 million years ago to the present day...
If we don’t stop this global from warmening, next thing you know Britain will be producing wine and cutting into our Napa Valley revenues.
So basically, the anti-global-warming bills are just intended as a bailout for the California wine industry! Ah ha! ;’)
Not pining, passed on.
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