Have you ever heard of Argolândia? This was a continent that separated from Australia approximately 155 million years ago and completely disappeared into the ocean. This until now!
Scientists have discovered pieces of land that appear to be part of Argoland, according to a study signed by researchers from the University of Utrecht, in the Netherlands. According to scientists, the supposed continent is submerged in islands in Southeast Asia.
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If this is indeed proven with more studies and more research, it will help scientists understand an intriguing detail: the Wallace line. It is an imaginary border that separates the fauna of Southeast Asia and Australia.
According to the article, when continental divisions happen, they leave a “trace”. Among the clues are some ancient fossils, rocks and even mountain chairs. This was difficult to track in the case of Argolândia.
However, the new findings from researchers at the Dutch university, which were published in magazine “Gondwana Research”, showed some signs of where this “lost son” of Australia.
It was almost like a CSI job.
Scientists have found very thin slivers of continent on the outskirts of Southeast Asia. Through much research, which took almost 10 years to complete, they came to the information that Argolândia was divided into many small pieces and not a single land mass.
In a statement, Eldert Advokaat, a geologist at the University of Utrecht, pointed out that the situation at the site differs from places like Africaor South America. After all, in these places the division resulted in just a new piece of “island”.
“Argolândia was divided into many different fragments. This obstructed our view of the continent’s journey”, he pointed out.
According to scientists, if this thesis is correct, Argolândia did not disappear. The mysterious continent, in fact, is a “very extensive and fragmented set” under the Islandseast of Indonesia.
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