How Meghalaya gave its name to Earth’s age

Stalagmites on the floors of the Krem Mawmluh caves in Meghalaya provide evidence of a distinct stage in the geologic classification of Earth’s age, so say researchers who have termed this most current timespan in the planet’s 4.6 bnyear-old history the ‘Meghalayan Age’.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2uXIF0b