Twenty million years ago, the sea level
had been two kilo meters lower than it is at present and has risen up later.
Based on the bone fossils of a dwarf species of hippopotamus, it
has been found out that twenty million years ago the sea level was two
kilometers low.
The pygmy hippopotamus is a species which evolved in the African
Continent.
Being the third largest animal next to elephant and rhinoceros,
this animal cannot float or swim on the surface of the water.
Recently, bone fossils of three species of pygmy hippopotami
have been discovered on the island of Madagascar situated at a distance four
hundred kilometers from the African Continent.
It was also discovered that these animals were weighing four
hundred kilograms.
Based on this finding, the zoologists believe that these pygmy
hippos accidentally landed on the island of Madagascar thrice by clinging on to
the branches of trees, which floated from the African Continent.
At the same time, bone fossils of different species of pygmy
hippopotami have been discovered in the islands of Sicily, Crete, Malta and
Cyprus situated in the Mediterranean Sea.
Particularly, it is believed that the dwarf species of
hippopotami which inhabited the islands of the Mediterranean Sea was only the
offspring of a full-sized species of Hippopotamus calledHippopotamus
antiques, which lived in the European Continent.
It is explained that the full-sized hippos which reached the
islands of the Mediterranean Sea by clinging to the floating tree branches, shrunk through the
process of insular dwarfism due to the limited food environment in the islands.
But this explanation is baseless.
The reason is, after these full-sized hippos reached the islands
of Mediterranean Sea by clinging to the floating tree branches, at least one
male and one female hippo must have arrived at the island to trigger the hippo
population there. This is an unusual explanation.
In the absence of which, at least one pregnant female hippo must
have reached the islands and after the birth of two calves, this species must
have thrived.
But, the hippos usually give birth to one calf only.
Very rarely, hippos have given birth to twin calves.
It is a baseless theory that the hippos which accidentally
arrived at the four islands of Sicily, Crete, Malta and Cyprus situated in the
Mediterranean Sea by clinging to the floating tree branches, had unnaturally
given birth to twin calves in each of these islands.
Similarly, on the basis of the discovery of bone fossils of
three species of pygmy hippopotami at the island of Madagascar, it is believed
that hippos from the African Continent must have reached this island thrice by
sea by clinging to the floating tree branches.
It is meaningless to state that the hippos which accidentally
arrived from the African Continent thrice by clinging to the floating tree
branches had unnaturally given birth to twin calves every time.
To be precise, the hippos could not have arrived accidentally at
the four islands situated in the Mediterranean Sea four times from the European
Continent and arrived at the island of Madagascar thrice from the African
Continent, by clinging to the tree branches floating in the sea. After arriving
there in such a way, it is beyond anyone’s imagination that the hippos could
unnaturally give birth to twin calves all the seven times.
Hence, the fact that the bone fossils of different species of
pygmy hippos have been discovered in the four islands of Sicily, Crete, Malta
and Cyprus, it has been proved with evidence that twenty million years ago, the
sea level was two kilometers low and there was a land link between the continents
and the islands.
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How did earthworms reach
the islands?
From Galapagos Islands
Darwin next reached Island of Tahiti which is in the central part of the
Pacific Ocean . Darwin learnt that on Tahiti lived rare species of earthworms
which were not found on any other part of the world.
Darwin stated as follows
in his book:
“Earthworms are present
in large numbers on many isolated islands and on Iceland . It has been found
that, they are also spotted on West Indies Islands , Saint Helena , Madagascar
, New Caledonia and Tahiti .
Researchers have already
explained about the earthworms found on Kerguelen Island . Darwin had stated
that he had seen earthworms on the Island of Falkland .
Unlike millipedes,
earthworms do not have legs. Hence, earthworms cannot climb on trees or plants
or creepers like the millipedes do. Similarly, the mucus secreted by earthworms
is not sticky like that of the mucus of snails. So, earthworms could not have
reached the islands by getting stuck to leaves or dry leaves which can glide
along with wind.
It should be noted that
earthworms are living things that breathe with their skin.
When the air in between
soil particles is attracted by the slimy secretion from the body of the
earthworm, the oxygen in the air penetrates the skin and gets mixed with its
blood. Similarly, the carbon-dioxide in earthworm’s blood is eliminated through
the skin and mixes with the air outside and breathing takes place.
If the earthworm remains
in the air for a long time, the moisture on its body will dry up and it cannot
breathe. Similarly, the earthworm’s body dries up in sunlight and so it cannot
survive.
Hence the earthworms come
above the soil only in the evening and night. During rains also earthworms come
above the soil. The moisture on the earthworm’s body will be intact in the
evening, night and during rain.
Hence, the earthworms
could not have traveled on floating plants and branches of trees for many days
and reached the islands.
The earthworms could not
have survived the sun and the wind for many days and reached the islands. So
the presence of rare species of earthworms in Tahiti, which are not found in
any other part of the world shows that, thousands of years ago the level of the
ocean had been thousands of feet lower than what it is at present and had
provided a link between the continents and islands.
Apart from this,
earthworms and their eggs are capable of absorbing the salt in the sea water.
If such a thing happened, the earthworms would die. Based on this, Dr. Frank E.
Beddard, who discovered many species of earthworms has stated in his book’ “The
opinion that the earthworms would have traveled on floating plants and reached
the islands cannot be accepted.”
Surrounding the continent
of Antarctica , each of the volcanic islands namely, Falkland , Kerguelen,
Saint Georgia , Crozet, Macquarie , Campbell and Auckland have their own rare
species of earthworms which can only be seen in each of these islands.
How could the earthworms,
which cannot migrate along with the wind or float along with floating plants,
have reached the different volcanic islands found many hundreds of kilometers
apart, surrounding the continent of Antarctica?
Many thousands of years
ago, when the level of the sea was thousands of feet lower, there should have
been a link between the continents and the present day islands which were once
volcanoes and the earthworms would have migrated to the different islands
through that land link.
A type of earthworm,
known as Microscolex, which is a native of the continent of South America is
found on the different volcanic islands surrounding the continent of Antarctica
. So, the presence the earthworm, known as Microscolex on these islands proves
that, many thousands of years ago there should have been a land link between
the continent of South America and the different volcanic islands surrounding
it.
The submerged continent
On the extreme southern
end of the Indian Ocean , near the continent of Antarctica , is the island,
Kerguelen on which a rare variety of earthworms called Microscolex are found.
For a long time, it has
been a puzzle as to how the earthworms would have reached the volcanic island
Kerguelen, which is situated in the center of a rough sea.
At the same time American
researchers started to probe, when the volcanic island Kerguelen came in to
existence.
The island of Kerguelen
is a volcano, which is located on a flat plateau at a depth of two kilometers
below the sea level. Researchers collected rocks formed by the molten rock
material, which had oozed out of the central portion of the under sea plateau
which is known as the Kerguelen plateau and conducted a study.
Then, it came to light
that those rocks had been formed twenty million years ago. In addition, the
researchers also discovered in those submerged volcanic rocks, the fossils of
burnt parts of trees, seeds and pollen grains.
Based on these findings,
Dr Mike Coffin of the University of Texas , also the head of the research team
stated that, twenty million years ago this under sea plateau had been an island
above the sea level.
So, it has been proved by
the fossils of trees from the under sea Kerguelen plateau that twenty million
years ago the level of the sea had been two kilometers lower than it is at
present.
So, the presence the
South American earthworm, known as Microscolex, on the volcanic island of
Kerguelen, formed from the under sea Kerguelen plateau two kilometers above sea
level, also goes to proves this.
Hence, as the sea level
had been two kilometers lower, the earthworms had migrated from the land of
South America to the Kerguelen volcanic region.
It is possible for earthworms
which live in the soil, to migrate from one place to another along the land.
Hence,
by the presence the South American earthworms on the volcanic island of
Kerguelen and the fossils of trees from the central part of the under sea
Kerguelen plateau which is submerged two kilometers below the level of the sea,
it has been proved beyond doubt, that the sea level had been two kilometers
lower twenty million years ago.
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The animals found on these islands clearly show us that, thousands of years ago the sea was thousands of feet lower and has risen up to the level that we find now.
In the year 1835, Charles Darwin began his journey of research in HMS Beagle, a ship fitted with sails.
He first reached the island, Falkland which was 400 kilo meters away from South America .
There, on the island, he found foxes which had wolf like faces. Though those foxes had not seen people before, they were not afraid of Charles Darwin or the people who accompanied him and were casually roaming about here and there on the island.
At that time, Darwin wondered how these animals which lived on land could have reached that deserted island.
Next, Darwin landed on Galapagos Island which was situated a thousand kilo meters away from South America .
To state specifically, Galapagos Islands are nothing but the summit of the volcanoes found at the depth of ten thousand feet in the Pacific Ocean . In addition, the giant tortoises found on Galapagos Islands are only capable of moving very slowly.
Tortoises on Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands consist of about fifteen large and small islands. The largest tortoises of the world are found on Galapagos Islands . There are fourteen species of Galapagos tortoises known as Geochelone nigra. The body structure and the shape of the shell in each type of tortoise found in the different islands are different from each other.
Specifically stating, the giant tortoises found on Galapagos Islands are herbivorous in nature and feed only on plants. Moreover the Isabella Island and Santa Cruz Island found in the Galapagos Islands are not only large islands but also contain abundant moisture and hence are green with vegetation.
As plant food is available at a lower level from the ground level, the neck and legs of the tortoises living on these islands are short.
Moreover the shells of tortoises found on Isabella Island and Santa Cruz Island appear like inverted large utensils or a tent.
Moreover the tortoises which on these islands weigh 290 kilos and appear like moving boulders. These tortoises will not be able to float in the sea even for a moment.
Darwin tried to lift one of the tortoises. But, he was unable to even move the giant tortoise! Hence he wondered how these tortoises could have reached the island found in the center of the sea.
The islands Espanola and Pinta of the Galapagos Islands are seen to be very dry islands. Cacti, which grow as high as trees are found on these islands. As plant food is available at a higher level from the ground level, the neck and legs of the tortoises living on these islands are longer than those found on the other islands.
Though the Galapagos Islands are seen to be very close to each other, moving from one island to another is impossible. But, the DNA testing showed that, the tortoises of Galapagos Islands are the descendents of the small structured Geochelone Nigra Chilensis species found in the continent of South America .
Moreover it has been discovered that the tortoises of Galapagos Islands and South America are the descendents of a common species which lived 6 million or 10 million years ago.
Moreover researchers believe that the tortoises which reached these islands along with huge branches of trees which were floating for about two weeks, and were initially washed ashore had abundant food available. As there were no predators, researchers believe that by feeding on the abundant food available, the tortoises evolved into large-sized species.
It should be noted that it is impossible for the tortoises of Galapagos Islands to move from one island to another. Moreover the tortoises found on one island reproduced only with the species found on that particular island, which led to the sighting of different species of tortoises on different islands.
When it is impossible for the tortoises to even go the next island, which is close by, definitely it would not have been possible for the tortoises to travel thousands of kilometers on the branches of trees for two weeks and reach here.
Researchers state that as tortoise’s body consists of abundant fat and water and hence they could have lived without food and water for two weeks during their sea voyage.
But, on the same Galapagos group of islands, on Santa Cruse Island a special type of rat called Nesoryzomys Darwini also lives.
Researchers believe that, the ancestors of the rat Nesoryzomys Darwini would have reached Galapagos Islands from the continent of South America by sea.
Researchers explain that, as tortoise’s body consists of abundant fat and water they could have lived without food and water for two weeks during their sea voyage.
But, how the rats which are very small animals could have survived without food and water for two weeks during their sea voyage?
Moreover, thirteen varieties of birds are found on Galapagos Islands . But, beaks of the birds found on Galapagos Islands are of different types. According to the observation of Darwin , the beaks of those birds that consumed fruits and nuts were broad like those of parrots. Darwin also observed that, those that consumed insects and worms from beneath the barks of trees had long and sharp beaks. Hence, based on his observation he discovered that all of them descended from a common ancestor.
The birds which reached Galapagos Islands many crores of years ago, had adapted themselves to the food that was available there at that time and developed into new species. Darwin understood that, such new adaptations were passed on to the oncoming generations.
Later he also found out that, all these animals have been the descendents of a single species. Due to this reason only he was surprised to see land snails on many islands. As the snails were not able to cross the sea area, he tried his level best to find out how they could have gone to so many islands.
Iguanas of Galapagos Islands
The lizard like animals known as iguanas, which can grow up to six feet in length are also found on Galapagos Islands . There are two different types of iguanas on Galapagos Islands . The sea iguana called Amblyrhynchus cristatus, feeds on the moss found under the sea.
As sea mosses contain abundant salt, the sea iguanas which consume them also have large amounts of salt deposits in their bodies. Sea iguanas have a gland in their nose which separates the excess salt from their bodies.
When sea iguanas exhale air fast through their nose like sneezing, the salt is eliminated through the nose. But, the iguanas which consume cactus like plants do not have glands in their nose like the sea iguanas.
The iguanas found on Galapagos Islands are the descendents of the green iguanas seen in the continent of South America , particularly in Central America .
Researchers believe that, the iguanas would have reached these islands along with huge branches of trees or plants which were floating for about two weeks in the sea.
Unlike the mammals which maintain a constant body temperature, iguanas are incapable of maintaining a constant body temperature. Hence, iguanas change their temperature according to the atmospheric temperature.
During winter season, when the body temperature of the iguanas reduces, they are unable to function fast. During there periods, iguanas are preyed upon by other animals.
It rained iguanas
For example, in the year 2008, during the month of January, iguanas kept falling from the trees found along the roadside in Florida in North America . It was because, as the iguanas were totally frozen, they were unable to hold on to the branches of the trees.
In the after noon , when the heat of the sun increased, a few of the iguanas regained consciousness and climbed the trees. Most of the other iguanas were crushed under the wheels of vehicles that passed by. This incident was telecast as ‘iguana rain’ by a local television channel.
When such is the case, how could the iguanas have traveled day and night in the sea and reached these islands along with floating vegetation?
Before diving into the sea to feed on the moss found in the sea, the iguanas living on Galapagos Islands lie down on the rocks found on the sea shore up to noon to increase their body temperature.
Then they dive into the sea to feed on the moss and after consuming, once again lie down on the rocks to regain the lost temperature. Some times, the iguanas lie close together to keep themselves warm. It is note worthy that during the night, the iguanas burrow into the sand and keep themselves warm.
The archeologists who evaluated the rocks of the Galapagos Islands have found out that the rocks have been formed four million years ago. Based on their findings, the archeologists have discovered that the Galapagos Islands have been formed only four million years ago.
But, according to the DNA testing, it has bee found that, the iguanas evolved from a common ancestor before twenty million years. Hence, it is really puzzling to note that the iguanas living on Galapagos Islands seem to be older than the islands themselves.
Researchers are of the opinion that long before their migration to Galapagos Islands , the iguanas living on Galapagos Islands could have lived on some other islands for millions of years. Researchers have stated that, those islands would have sunk in the sea and they might be re-discovered later.
In the mean time, geologists have collected and tested rock samples from the volcanoes which are found submerged at 6,500 feet below sea level in the sea between the continent of South America and Galapagos Islands . Researchers discovered that the rock samples collected from the volcanoes submerged at 6,500 feet below sea level unlike the volcanic rocks above ground level, did not contain carbon in them.
Based on their findings, researchers have found out that, the volcanoes which are found submerged at 6,500 feet below sea level in the sea now, have been volcanic islands above the ground level millions of years ago. Moreover, the researchers had seen marks of erosion on a rock near a submerged volcano by sea waves and also pebbles. All these show that, thousands of years ago, the level of the sea had been 6,500 feet lower and those volcanoes had been islands above the sea level.
Like the iguanas, giant tortoises too had migrated from South America to the Galapagos volcanic region along the ground connection. Later when the level of the sea rose, Galapagos volcanoes came to be known as Galapagos Islands .
Iguanas in the center of the Pacific Ocean
To state specifically, Fiji Island , which is at a distance of eight thousand kilometers away from South America , has two different species of iguanas namely, Brachylophus vitiensis and Brachylophus fasciatus.
How were the iguanas able to cross a sea stretch of eight thousand kilometers?
Researchers believe that, these iguanas would have reached Galapagos Islands which is 1000 kilometers away from the continent of South America along with huge branches of trees or plants which were floating for about two weeks in the sea.
When things stand thus, how the iguanas survived with out food and water during the journey for a minimum of 16 weeks that is, a little more than one year to Fiji Island , which is at a distance of eight thousand kilometers away from South America in the center of the Pacific Ocean ?
Crossing eight kilometers of sea, on floating vegetation and branches of trees would take many months. But, iguanas could not have traveled on floating vegetation and branches of trees for many months and reached Fiji Island from South America .
Hence, the presence of iguanas on Fiji Island , which is at a distance of eight thousand kilometers from South America in the center of the Pacific Ocean , clearly shows that, thousands of years ago the level of the Pacific Ocean had been ten thousand feet lower than what it is at present.
Just as the iguanas had migrated along the ground connection from the continent of South America to the Galapagos volcanic region, they also migrated along the mountains found above the Pacific Ocean from the continent of South America to Fiji Islands .
Iguanas known as “Coloradoan Madagascariensis” are found on Madagascar which is situated 400 kilo meters away from the continent of Africa . But, it should be noted that, iguanas are not found in the continent of Africa and Asia or the continent of Europe . Iguanas are found only in five places on the earth.
They are, South America , Galapagos Islands , Caribbean Islands , Fiji Islands and the island of Madagascar . How did the iguanas spread to these five places which have no connection with each other?
The iguanas which have been sighted on the continent of South America are not only found on the Galapagos Islands on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean, but also on Fiji Island which is in the center of the Pacific Ocean and the Island of Madagascar on the other side of South America and in Indian Ocean. The main reason for this is that, millions of years ago, when the level of the sea was thousands of feet lower than it is at present, the central mountain range which is submerged at present at a depth of six thousand feet was a continuous range above the sea level.
When the central mountain range, which is submerged at present at a depth of six thousand feet was found continuous above the sea level thousands of years ago, the giant tortoises, iguanas, different species of lizards and mammals including the foxes had migrated from one place to another.
Later, the sea had risen up. The frogs and lizards present on the different islands show that thousands of years ago the level of the Pacific Ocean had been thousands of feet lower than what it is at present.
As frogs live both on land and water, they are known as ‘amphibians.’ But frogs mostly spend their life time near water bodies. The main reason for this is, the first life which originated in the sea had to undergo a lot of evolutionary changes. Frogs were breathing with the help of gills in the tadpole stage but, developed lungs in due course to lead a terrestrial life. But, the reason for frogs to live near water bodies is that, unlike snakes and lizards, frog’s eggs are smooth and slimy and are laid in shallow waters. If these eggs were exposed to wind or sunlight for a long time the water content in them will get evaporated and the embryo in the eggs will die.
Similarly, the skin of the frog is very thin and moist and so the frog always avoids windy and sunny places. Hence, frogs come out during rainy season and reproduce. The most important thing to be noted is that the frog cannot survive in sea water. It is because, when the excess salt from the sea water gets into its body, the frog will die.
Under these circumstances, the reason for the presence of frogs on islands is that, twenty million years ago the sea level was two miles lower than it is now.
When compared to frogs, we can say that lizards are a slightly advanced group of animals because they lay eggs which are protected by shells. Hence there is no necessity for the eggs to be laid in the water or near water.
Moreover the body of lizards and garden lizards are covered with dry scales. This prevents the water in the body from being evaporated. So these animals have spread out far from water bodies.
The toes of lizards and garden lizards are capable of holding on to the branches of trees but are not designed to swim. So, the reason for wild lizards and garden lizards to live on many islands is that the sea level was two miles lower, twenty million of years ago. It is not possible to say that man would have taken them there, because on each island, the wild lizards are of different kinds. Likewise, after millions of years new species will evolve.
Hence, as the lizards and frogs are different from each other, it clearly shows that before man could inhabit those islands, these animals have gone there. So, the reason for wild lizards and frogs which cannot swim to live on many islands in the middle of the sea is that, the sea level was two miles lower, twenty million years ago.
How did field frogs cross the sea?
After harvest, in paddy fields a species of frog commonly called as “Rice Frog” and scientifically known as limno nectus limcharis are spotted. These frogs are not only found in the island of Srilanka and Indonesia but also on the islands of Japan and Philippines .
In the same way a kind of lizard called Aranai in Tamil and scientifically known as Tiliqua Gigas with a blue tongue is found in Papua New Guinea , Guam , Aru and Bismarck islands. Similarly, a kind of lizard with a blue coloured tail and scientifically known as Emoia caeruleocauda is found in Malaysia , Indonesia , Philippines , New Guinea and Solomon Islands . To be specific, these animals cannot swim in the sea. The reason for their presence in these islands is that, the sea level was two miles lower, twenty million years ago.
Leaf shaped snails in the continent of Australia .
In the island continent of Australia , yellow colored shell less snail is found. This species of snail is also found in Papua New Guinea islands, on the Eastern side of New Zealand and on the southern side, island Macquarie . A researcher, T.W Burton of Victoria University has stated “The spreading of these snails from the continent of Australia to the nearby islands cannot be determined using “the knowledge available at present”.
From the body of the thin skinned frog, water will get easily evaporated. This will cause the death of the frog. To prevent this, the skin of the frogwill always be moist. In spite of this natural protection, the frog comes out only in the rainy season. It always lives in wet shady areas and avoids too much of sun and windy places. To be specific, frogs will not move far away from water bodies.
When it is so, Dr. Blair Hedges of the Pennsylvania University has found out through DNA test that, the frogs found in the Caribbean Islands had their ancestors in the continent of South America .
But, these ancestors would have traveled from South America to Caribbean Islands on sea plants which was washed out into the sea by the force of rivers and they would have had insects to eat and water to drink on those sea plant – says Hedges.
But, as the Atlantic Ocean’s level was ten thousand feet lower, the frogs have traveled from South America to the Caribbean by land through the connection that existed then. After the land rose, South America and the Caribbean also rose.
“Partula snails”
Snails that live on land breathe through lungs. These snails cannot swim in the sea. But, Partula Gibba, a species of snail lives in Guam Mariana and the other nine volcanic islands found on East Asian island area of Philippines . How could a terrestrial snail reach the volcanic islands found in the centre of the sea?
The other species of the same snail are found on the islands Samoa , Tahiti and Marcos, situated in the “centre of the Pacific Ocean ” which is eight thousand five hundred kilometers on the western side of Philippines Island . Researchers say that these snails could have reached there by air or by the sea water currents. But, as the earth is rotating from west to east, the wind blows from west to east in the Pacific Ocean area.
Similarly, water currents are also running from west to east. In this situation, therefore the question raised, how could the snails have traveled from Philippines which is on the eastern side and reached the islands, Samoa and Tahiti which are situated in the centre of the Pacific Ocean , on the western side through air?
Hence, when the Pacific Ocean was ten thousand feet lower, there had been land connections between the continents and the islands and using this link, these snails must have reached the land in the centre of the ocean. Later when the land rose, these land areas were surrounded by sea water and they shrunk into islands.
Amber snails on Hawaii Island
On one side of the spherical earth, continents are situated and the other side comprises of the Pacific Ocean . Surrounding the Pacific Ocean , the continents of North America , South America , Asia and Australia are found. The volcanic island of Hawaii is situated in the central part of the Pacific Ocean , more than two thousand kilo meters away from these land areas. But the amber snails which are in the color of amber and found in North America , South America , Asia and Australia are found on this island too.
Definitely these amber snails could not have reached the volcanic island of Hawaii situated in the central part of the Pacific Ocean , more than two thousand kilo meters away from these land areas by wind or water currents. Hence, these amber snails also prove that the Pacific Ocean had been lower before.
The extraordinary journey of snails
In the continent of Europe , Balea snails which have a very small nut like shell are found sticking to the trees. These snails are found on “ Azores ”, a volcanic island which is in the central region of North Atlantic Ocean , one thousand five hundred kilo meters away from the continent of Europe .
Dr. Richard Breeze of Cambridge University says that these snails could have stuck to the legs of birds and reached the island. This explanation sounds extraordinary because birds are in the habit of cleaning themselves often.
The same species of snails which are found on the northern hemisphere on the island, Azores situated in between North America and Europe in North Atlantic Ocean is Also found on the volcanic island of “Tristan de Cunha” in the southern hemisphere between the continents, South America and South Africa in the central part of South Atlantic Ocean which is nine thousand kilo meters away from Azores .
So, the explanation which states that these Balea snails would have stuck to the legs of birds and reached Azores becomes questionable. It is because, the theory of Balea snails had moved from one island to another by following the same method of clinging to the legs of birds sounds unacceptable.
Then how could these snails have spread in both the islands?
To be specific, both these islands are the highest peaks of a mountain range which starts from the northern hemisphere and extends to the southern hemisphere below the sea and protrude above the surface of the Atlantic Ocean .
This under sea mountain range is eight thousand feet above the sixteen thousand feet deep sea bed of the Atlantic Ocean . But, it is six thousand feet below the sea level.
As already known through different kinds of evidence, twenty million years ago when the sea was ten thousand feet lower than it is now, this under water mountain range was four thousand feet higher. So, Balea snails found on “Azores”, a volcanic island which is in the central region of North Atlantic Ocean, traveled by land and reached the volcanic island of “Tristan da Cunha” in the central part of South Atlantic Ocean.
After this, as the sea level rose ten thousand feet, the mountain range which was above sea level got submerged in the sea.
So, Balea snails did not cling to the legs of birds and reach the island by air but in fact, twenty million years ago they traveled on the Atlantic mountain range which was above the sea level and reached the island of “ Tristan da Cunha ” from the island of Azores .
According to Wagner’s theory of moving continents, it was believed that 150 million years ago South America was detached from the continent of Africa , moved towards west and reached the position in which it is now situated. Researches show that only 3 million years ago the land of Panama appeared between North America and South America and united both these continents.
Wagner’s theory states that till then South America was an island continent. Recently the jaw bones of a monkey which lived 20 million years ago have been found in Andes Mountain at South America . After examining the teeth, researchers have stated that this species of monkeys originated in Africa .
At present, the DNA tests conducted on the monkeys living in South America also showed that their ancestors reached there from Africa . (Researcher Diane Rowe of Massachusetts University said that even the rabbit like animals living at present in America traveled on the Atlantic using floating plants and logs and reached here from Africa ).
The problem here is, researcher John Flynn of the Chicago city museum states that the ancestors of these monkeys traveled on floating plants and logs 20 million years ago and crossed the 2000 miles broad Atlantic Ocean and reached here. Moreover we were under the impression that the Andes Mountain originated 100,000,000 years ago.
The recently discovered bones have made us understand that it originated later and the theories about the formation of Andes have completely changed. But, as the sea level was very low, there is a possibility that from Africa these monkeys could have reached South America by land. Moreover the DNA tests conducted on monkeys found on Jamaica also revealed that they were from Africa . So, it is clear that the sea level had been very low many million years ago.
The main reason for fossils of sea animals to be found on the land is that all the continents had been once below the sea and have later risen up.
Similarly, the presence of earthworms and frogs which have delicate bodies and cannot cross season far off, isolated islands indicate that many thousands of years ago the sea level had been many thousands of feet lower and has risen up now.
Thousands of hot water springs continuously spurting out water mixed with the sea and this resulted in the rising of the sea level.
When the molten rock material inside the earth cools down slowly, hardens and gets converted into tectonic (rocky) plates, the steam which is released condenses and forms water and this comes out from inside the earth through the hot water springs and keeps mixing with the sea water.
As the hot gases and steam get released from the molten rock material inside the earth, the molten rock gives rise to less dense tectonic plates. Apart from that, the thickness of the rocky plates also increases.
When rocky plates of lesser density are formed from the molten rock material of higher density, they float just like ice floating on water and move upwards. During their movement their edges rub against each other which results in earthquakes.
To state specifically, the dinosaurs called Plateosaurus were huge gigantic animal of four ton weight and with the capacity to grow thirty feet in length. Till then, the fossils of dinosaurs had been discovered only on the surface of the earth.
To state specifically, the dinosaurs called Plateosaurus were huge gigantic animal of four ton weight and with the capacity to grow thirty feet in length. Till then, the fossils of dinosaurs had been discovered only on the surface of the earth.
The
giant tortoises and iguanas spotted by Charles Darwin in Falkland and Galapagos
Islands serve as a best evidence for stating that, the earth is sinking.
Hence,
it is proved that millions of years ago, when the level of the sea between the
continent of South America and Galapagos Islands was thousands of feet lower,
along the land connection iguanas had migrated from South America to the
Galapagos volcanic region.
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Lizards
and frogs.
The
Extraordinary sea voyage of frogs.
How
could these snails have spread in both the islands?
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Did
monkeys cross the Atlantic Ocean ?
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SUMMARY
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fossils of dinosaurs
Norwegian researchers
discovered the fossils of dinosaurs from the rocks that were unearthed while
drilling an oil well under the sea using drilling machines.
Morten Bergan and Johan
Petter Nystuen two Geologists of Norway discovered the fossils of dinosaurs
which were three centimeters long from the rocky pieces which were unearthed
while drilling into the rocks, at 2.3 kilometers depth under the sea and one
hundred and forty kilometers on the western side away from the Norwegian Sea
shore.
Norwegian palaeontologist Doctor Jorn
Harald Hurum of the Oslo University, who studied the fossils under a very
powerful microscope, found out that the fossils belonged to a species of
dinosaurs called Plateosaurus which lived in abundance in the continent of
Europe, 200 million years ago.
Now, for the first time
the fossils of dinosaurs have been discovered in rocks under the sea, that too
two kilometers below the sea level, which proves that during the time of
dinosaurs, the sea level was two kilometers lower than it is at present.
Hence, the reason for the
presence of the fossils of dinosaurs on all the seven continents is that,
during the time of dinosaurs the sea level was two kilometers lower than at
present.
But, it is wrongly
believed that, originally all the seven continents were fused together and
later got detached and they are still moving away from each other and so, the
bone fossils of dinosaurs are present on all the seven continents.
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Earth is
transforming into a water planet.
The
theory based on the evidence of fossils which claims that the rise in the sea
level is due to the melting of ice in the Polar Regions and the water flowing
into the sea is totally wrong. It has come to limelight that, when the magma
beneath the earth is cooled and gets solidified into rocks, the hot water that
is separated from it gushes out through the hot springs and enters the ocean is the actualreason for the rise in the sea
level.
It has also been proved by the earthquake charts drawn on the
areas where earthquakes occurred, that during the period of the Dinosaurs, the
sea level was not only two kilo meters lower than it is now, but there was a
land connection along with forests between continents; animals including the
dinosaurs migrated through these forests; ocean floor and the continents were
stationary; earthquakes and tsunami were caused due to the eruption of
volcanoes under the earth.
In addition, it was discovered through the evidence of fossils
that due to the continuous rise in the sea level and the increase in the ocean
area, the atmosphere is cooling down which has been the contributing factor for
the formation of ice in the Polar Regions.
Similarly, the evidence of fossils has also proved that during
the period of dinosaurs, the sea level was low, the tilt in the axis of earth
had not taken place, also in the polar regions, similar to the equatorial
regions, hot temperate climate prevailed, which gave rise to evergreen forests.
The island of
Madagascar is situated at a distance of four hundred kilometers from the
African Continent.
Recently, the bone fossils of three types of dwarf hippos namely
hippopotamus lemerlei, hippopotamus madagascariensis, Hippopotamus
laloumena have been discovered.
The dwarf hippo is an animal species which evolved in the
African Continent twenty million years ago.
This species cannot
swim or float on the surface of water.
But the African Continent and the island of Madagascar are
separated by a sea with a depth of two kilometers.
The discovery of the fossils of a dwarf hippo species which
could neither float nor swim, in the island of Madagascar, separated from the
African Continent by a sea region with a depth of two kilometers categorically
proves that twenty million years ago the sea level was two kilometers low.
The water that
separates from the magma underneath the earth comes out through the hot
springs. There are innumerable hot springs under the ocean.
It is estimated
that the age of earth is 4500 million years.
The sea level has
risen by 4 kilometers in 40 million years.
But, the discovery of the fossils of dwarf hippos at Madagascar
islands proves that within 20 million years, the sea level had risen by 2
kilometers.
At present, the
Continents are at an average height of 2000 feet above the sea level.
In another 10
million years, the sea level will rise to the extent of 1 kilometer (3000
feet).
When this happens,
with the exception of Himalayas and similar rocky mountain ranges, all other
continents will lie submerged under the sea.
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The fossil
evidences go to prove that the earth is slowly transforming into a water
planet.
No satisfactory explanations have been offered for the presence
of animal species in Madagascar like Lemur and Tenrec which evolved in the
African Continent some 60 million years ago, and also the fossils of dwarf
species of hippos, Simosuchus which also evolved in the African Continent
around 20 million years ago.
At this juncture, fossils of dinosaurs and trees have been
discovered at a depth of two kilometers from the sea level.
Hence, it is proved beyond doubt that during the period of
dinosaurs, the sea level was two kilometers lower than it is today and there
was a land connection with thick forests between the Continents and the
islands.
At the same time,
Dr. Yoshida, an expert, collected and analyzed the water that gushed out of hot
springs and discovered that it was the water that got separated from the magma
found in the greater depths of the earth.
There are
innumerable hot springs similar to these under the ocean.
So, the sea level
has risen only due the mixing of the water in the sea that comes out through
these hot springs under the earth.
Hence, it has come to limelight
that the explanation based on the evidence of fossils, which claims that the
sea level is rising, is wrong.
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six months sea voyage of the blind snake in
the Atlantic ocean.
`Flat worms called Planarians, which resemble
earthworms, are found in all the six continents except the continent of
Antarctica .
Flat worms called Planarians, are said to be immortal. If
a single Planarian is cut vertically and horizontally into a hundred pieces,
within a week each piece will develop in to a new Planarian.
But, unlike earthworms, some species of Planarians live in
fresh water sources like ponds and tanks. Specifically stating, like earthworms
Planarians also cannot live in sea water. When such is the case, how
could have Planarians spread from one continent to the other
continents? It is really puzzling to note that very rare species of
earthworms which are not found anywhere are found in the volcanic island,
Crozet which is near the continent of Antarctica .
Researchers are studying as to how blind snakes
which at a glance looked like earthworms spread all over the world.
Blind snakes are capable of
growing up to a length of one foot. But, unlike earthworms, blind snakes have scales on
their body. Though they are referred to as blind snakes, those blind snakes that live beneath
dry leaves have tiny eyes that can feel light.
Two researchers,Blair Hedges and Nicolas Vidal
conducted a research to find out how the blind snakes spread from one
continent to the other.
First they collected ninety six varieties of blind snakes
and from them they took five kinds of DNA and did a comparative study. Based on
their study, they proclaimed that a hundred and fifty million years ago blind snakes
had evolved on earth. Hence, the researchers explain that all the present
continents were once together as a whole, large continent was called “GONDWANA”
and later it got split into different continents and they moved away from each
other due to which blind snakes were able to spread to all the
continents. But, the puzzle is yet to be solved.
Previously it was believed that the continent,
“GONDWANA” got scattered a hundred million years ago. But, the bone fossils of
a dinosaur named abellisaurus had been found in South America,
Africa, Madagascar islands and India . So, even though the continent,
“GONDWANA” got scattered a hundred million years ago, researchers had explained
that till sixty five million years ago there had been land connections between
the different continents.
As things stand thus, researcher Blair Hedges had
found out through DNA testing that sixty three million years ago, blindsnakes
that are found in Africa and South America had evolved from a common ancestor.
So, Blair Hedges states that the blindsnakes found in
South America would have travelled from the continent of Africa after the
continents got scattered and would have travelled on the floating sea flora
for about ''six months'' in the Atlantic Ocean and reached the continent of
South America.
But, blind snakes feed on small insects such as
ants and termites. Hence it is puzzling as to how blind snakes
survived on floating flora on the sea for six months. But, Blair
Hedges says blind snakes survived on the insects found on the
floating flora.
The important thing to be noted here is that the
floating flora could not have been together due to the movement of the waves.
So, it would not have been possible to have sufficient insects for the blind snakes
to consume for a period of '' six months''.
Hence, blind snakes could not have reached the
continent of South America either due to the scattering of continents or due to
six months of sea voyage. Instead, blind snakes must have
travelled by land connection between South America and Africa when the sea was
ten thousand feet lower and spread from continent to continent.
Moreover, according to Blair Hedge's study, it has
been found out that, the blind snakes found in the continent of
Australia are believed to have evolved twenty million and eight million years
ago. Based on his findings, Blair Hedges states that blindsnakes
have reached the continent of Australia by sea journey.
But, the presence of blind snakes in the
continent of Australia clearly shows that the sea level was ten
thousand feet lower twenty million years ago and then has risen up now.
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