Ancient continent buried under Indian Ocean

[Escher]

QUOTE:

Fragments of an ancient continent are buried beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, a study suggests.

Researchers have found evidence for a landmass that would have existed between 2,000 and 85 million years ago.

The strip of land, which scientists have called Mauritia, eventually fragmented and vanished beneath the waves as the modern world started to take shape.

The study is published in the journal Nature Geoscience.


LINK:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21551149

[knasser]

Feb 25, 2013 13:28:50 GMT Escher said:

QUOTE:

Fragments of an ancient continent are buried beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, a study suggests.

Researchers have found evidence for a landmass that would have existed between 2,000 and 85 million years ago.

The strip of land, which scientists have called Mauritia, eventually fragmented and vanished beneath the waves as the modern world started to take shape.

The study is published in the journal Nature Geoscience.


LINK:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21551149

Cool. I'd like to use this in a game. Though in my setting, it might be named Siluria.

Okay - question for the hardcore Who-fans. What Doctor Who villains or events fit in with that time period? Are we talking Silurians or are they later? What about those Fendahl-y worm things? My lore is weak here.