| In 1978 the US - American geologist Walter Alvarez gained a narrow pattern red clay in the Italian Apennines and certain age these samples to approximately 65 million years , ie at the end of the Cretaceous period and the beginning of the Tertiary period. This very thin lime- clay layer lies between ... moreIn 1978 the US - American geologist Walter Alvarez gained a narrow pattern red clay in the Italian Apennines and certain age these samples to approximately 65 million years , ie at the end of the Cretaceous period and the beginning of the Tertiary period. This very thin lime- clay layer lies between two calcareous sediments and showed a different fossil record , which to a mass extinction ( faunal ) hinted . While further analysis Alvarez noted a high iridium concentrations; a typical ... An article by Peter Seroka (written in german) |
| Kreide oder Kreidezeit nennt man die Zeitperiode der geologischen Zeitachse, die den obersten Teil des Mesozoikum bildet. Als solche folgt sie dem Jura und beginnt vor ca. 144,5 Mio. Jahren. Die Kreide endet vor ca. 65,5 Mio. Jahren mit dem Übergang zum Paläozän, dem ältesten Teil des Paläogen. Die ... moreKreide oder Kreidezeit nennt man die Zeitperiode der geologischen Zeitachse, die den obersten Teil des Mesozoikum bildet. Als solche folgt sie dem Jura und beginnt vor ca. 144,5 Mio. Jahren. Die Kreide endet vor ca. 65,5 Mio. Jahren mit dem Übergang zum Paläozän, dem ältesten Teil des Paläogen. Die Kreide wird grob in Unterkreide und Oberkreide geteilt. Diese gliedern sich wieder in weitere Stufen. Für eine genaue Unterteilung der Kreide siehe die Geologische Zeittafel. |
| Actually, this is a picturesque place in a well-kept forest. Nevertheless, in the past, evil itself is said to have preached to the damned here from a large, solitary, towering rock spur. Today, the term Devil's Pulpit inspires one to play with associations, as do the drawings of agates found here. ... moreActually, this is a picturesque place in a well-kept forest. Nevertheless, in the past, evil itself is said to have preached to the damned here from a large, solitary, towering rock spur. Today, the term Devil's Pulpit inspires one to play with associations, as do the drawings of agates found here. Their fantastic outlines, coupled with the unusual shape of the secondary rock, evoke images in the viewer that he would not have suspected in a stone. And on the devil's pulpit no longer an evil demon is waiting for the agate collector, but other executive powers threatening with purgatory... a contribution by Klaus Schäfer and others (in german) |