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First continents emerged from the ocean 700m years earlier than thought
- samizdis 5y agoResearch article cited: Magmatic thickening of crust in non–plate tectonic settings initiated the subaerial rise of Earth’s first continents 3.3 to 3.2 billion years ago https://www.pnas.org/content/118/46/e2105746118 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/46/e2105746118