New modeling links gaps in Earth's geological record to rising and sinking continents

Phys.org Earth Science4 November 2026, 16:00 UTCAustralia

Research led by a University of Wollongong (UOW) Ph.D. candidate may have solved one of Earth's most perplexing geological mysteries: What caused the Great Unconformity?

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