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ancient oceans
Coverage of ancient oceans in the Nexus archive.
- How Antarctica's Blood Falls came to be
The bright, red-orange stain at Antarctica’s Blood Falls may originate from ancient oceans. This phenomenon is linked to a geological process involving iron-rich water.
- 60-foot octopus ruled the seas during age of dinosaurs, fossils show
Fossilized jaws indicate that a 60-foot octopus, similar to a kraken, existed during the age of dinosaurs and coexisted with other marine predators. The discovery highlights the presence of massive cephalopods in ancient oceans.