GAIA
Camels everywhere
The recent discoveries in the Arctic
Circle at Ellesmere Island are throwing paleontologists a huge curve and
re-writing the history of that famous desert animal, the camel.
According to research published this week, (see G&M, March 6,
2013, A4) some 3.4 million years ago, Ellesmere Island, a land of ice and
chilling cold, once had a climate 14 to 23 degrees Celsius warmer than today,
supported larch trees and possibly birch and similar deciduous species and was
home to the earliest (now) known camels. The camel link is based on a thumb length
bone which shows distinct camel genetics. Other Ellewsmere fossils attest to
beavers and ducks during that era as well.
So, what does that say to those who fear Global Warming and lament how
we humans are raising world temperatures, sea levels and leading to climate Armageddon.
We Homo Sapiens were not around 3.4
million years ago. We were not to blame then for massive climate change, and we are not a
significant factor today. We are still ‘human
ants’ in the overall world biosphere of Gaia!
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