The next Know Your Bay series of talks will take place on Monday 30 September at Bayworld from 17h30 for 18h00 and showcase some of our natural heritage of our bay. Prof Nadine Strydom, from the Department of Zoology of Nelson Mandela University, will do an input on “Ecology of the Baakens River and Estuary with emphasis on fishes and their future”. She has studied the Baakens river and its evolution for the past decade and found fish species there were never found before. Dr Gavin … [Read more...] about On ‘Unexpected’ Baakens River Fish Species and Stromatolites
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New species discovered in South Africa’s stromatolites
A sludgy, green world surviving along the coastline of South Africa is captivating the attention of a team of scientists at the Nelson Mandela University. Amidst the slime, this previously unexplored habitat was noticed only this past decade on the doorstep of the University. These ‘stromatolite’ formations, as they are called, are remarkably similar to Earth’s earliest living environments and offer unique glimpses into what life might have been like from 3.5 billion years ago. It was in this … [Read more...] about New species discovered in South Africa’s stromatolites
Stromatolites – Port Elizabeth’s oldest most important climate change fossils
Port Elizabeth's coastline is home to living fossils that are credited with creating the living conditions in which animal life could thrive. The first marine tufa stromalites along the South African coast were first described in the early 2000's. Ongoing research indicates that the recent discovery of numerous and closely spaced living stromatolites on the coastline south of Port Elizabeth 'appears to be extraordinary'. The Wikipedia definition of Stromatolites or stromatoliths is; "Layered … [Read more...] about Stromatolites – Port Elizabeth’s oldest most important climate change fossils
