When the Seafloor Broke: The Story of Kitch-iti-kipi | Manistique, Michigan

Описание: Hidden in a forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is an unreasonably beautiful, vividly-colored spring called Kitch-iti-kipi — and the story of how it got there is arguably just as incredible: because in a way, this spring formed over more than 400 million years... and also, in an instant.

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Here are some of my key research sources on Kitch-iti-Kipi/The Big Spring, the Silurian Period, jawless fish and fish evolution in general, and more:
Signage at Kitch-iti-Kipi
https://www.michigan.org/property/pal...
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blo...
https://link.springer.com/article/10....
https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/...
https://www.gsa.gov/node/88304?Form_L...
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/silurian/si...
https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-...
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7...