Scientists have discovered a Jurassic tectonic plate boundary that could help to predict what the planet might look like millions of years into the future. Dr. Jordan Phethean, Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Derby, is part of a team of researchers that has unveiled a previously unrecognized, major tectonic feature of Earth, in East Africa. The new structure, which has been likened to an ancient version of the San Andreas fault in California, was partially responsible for the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana 180 million years ago in the Jurassic period.

Scientists have discovered a Jurassic tectonic plate boundary that could help to predict what the planet might look like millions of years into the future. Dr. Jordan Phethean, Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Derby, is part of a team of researchers that has unveiled a previously unrecognized, major tectonic feature of Earth, in East Africa. The new structure, which has been likened to an ancient version of the San Andreas fault in California, was partially responsible for the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana 180 million years ago in the Jurassic period.

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