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Megabeds from ancient volcanic eruptions
December 28 , 2023
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- Scientists have discovered "megabeds" from ancient volcanic eruptions at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
- It is showing the evidence of several millennia of catastrophic events that hit the region in every few thousand years.
- The oldest layer was found to be around 40,000 years old, the next oldest was 32,000 years old, and the third was 18,000 years old.
- The youngest sediment core was formed about 8,000 years ago.
- Megabeds refer to deposits of substances formed in marine basins due to events of catastrophic nature such as the volcanic eruptions.
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