50,000-year-old magnetic fossils found in the Bay of Bengal
Needle, spindle, bullet and spearhead shape-magnetofossils. | Photo Credit: Kadam, N et al/Nature In the depths of the Bay of Bengal, scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old sediment — a giant magnetofossil and one of the youngest to be found yet. What are magentofossils? Magnetofossils are the fossilised remains of magnetic particles created by magnetotactic bacteria, also…
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