Hiker Steps into 280-Million-Year-Old Fossilized World in Italian Alps
A stunning fossilized world containing remnants of amphibians, skin prints, plants, and seeds was discovered in the melting glacier ice of the Italian Alps. Experts date the now-exposed lost world to about 280 million years ago. The site was found by a hiker over 5,500 feet above sea level.
Woman accidentally discovers 280 million-year-old lost world while hiking in Italian Alps
Stunningly preserved fossils of reptilian footprints and underbellies discovered last year in the Italian Alps have helped researchers unearth a tropical lakeside ecosystem that predates dinosaurs.
A hiker in the Italian Alps accidentally discovers a 280-million-year-old “lost world”
Steffensen, hiking with her husband in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains Park in Lombardy in 2023, noticed circular designs with wavy lines on a slab of cement.
Hiker accidentally discovers 280 million-year-old lost world in the Alps
This chance discovery offers critical data for understanding how life adapts to extreme environmental challenges.
Hiker Stumbles Upon 280-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem Hidden in the Italian Alps
An ordinary hike through the Italian Alps has unveiled an extraordinary discovery—a 280-million-year-old ecosystem frozen in time. Hidden within sandstone slabs, this prehistoric treasure provides a detailed snapshot of life during the Permian period,
Hiker Discovers 280 Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Ecosystem While Walking Through the Italian Alps
W hile hiking through the Italian Alps this past summer, Claudia Steffensen, along with her husband, made their way down a rocky trail in the Val dAmbria (Ambria Valley) of the re
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2025 Tour of the Alps includes 14,700m of climbing in just 739km and five days of racing
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Hiker stumbles on previously-hidden, 280-million-year old ecosystem
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Afton Alps starts snowmaking for upcoming season
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Tubing to return at Afton Alps this winter after more than a decade
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Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
Local authorities say six workers were injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the Val Thorens ski resort in the French Alps.
The making of a year-round modern home in the Alps
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From Paris to the Alps for less than £25: New high-speed train launching for limited time only
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Millionaire’s ex-partner sues for half of £18m mansion ‘promised at Alps lunch’
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