Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago

Beer stein-shaped distant relative of modern clams captured snapshots of hot days in the late Cretaceous 9 March 2020 Fossil rudist bivalves (Vaccinites) from the Al-Hajar Mountains, United Arab Emirates.Credit: Wikipedia, Wilson44691 – Own work, Public Domain AGU contact: Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected] Contact information for the researchers: Niels de Winter, Vrije Universiteit … Continue reading Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago