Mar del Plata is not even a meteorite - it's classified as a pseudometeorite. In addition, neither site is listed in the Earth Impact Database. Considering that, it's easy to believe that they found fossils, because none of the materials they mention are meteorites or impactites. More wasted time, energy, and money on junk science.
Indeed, sales of all fossil-bearing impact glasses are hereby suspended until further notice.... Best regards, MikeG -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------- On 7/30/14, Robert Verish via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > A short article, but it gave me much to "chew-on". But I still haven't > swallowed: > > http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25462#.U9gI1aZ0y70 > > Instant fossils found trapped in asteroid impact glass > > When asteroids strike Earth, it can mean death and destruction. But they can > also be flashbulbs, capturing a freeze-frame record of life at the moment of > impact. Peter Schultz of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and > his colleagues examined two asteroid impact sites in the Chasicó and Mar del > Plata regions in La Pampa, Argentina. They found the first examples of > biological material locked in the glass that is instantly formed in the > blast. This animation of 3D electron microscope scans show plant fragments > that were pulled out of the impact glass for detailed analysis. The material > was preserved in incredible detail, including structures down to the > cellular level. Similar impact glass fossils, protected for eons under a > blanket of Martian dust, could retain a record of ancient life on the Red > Planet. > > [All sales of asteroid impact glass are hereby ....] > -- Bob V. > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
