According to Ohta, the REY deposits began forming around 34.5 million years earlier. "At that time, several things happened that led to the REY deposit,' Ohta told Eurekalert. 'It was a difficult but satisfying task dating the deposits by comparing fossils we uncovered against a database of fossils with known ages.' While REY deposits are still plentiful around the world, the team hopes their research will make it easier to identify new sources for extraction. 'Based on this new theory for the genesis of REY deposits in the ocean, we can improve the way we find future deposits,' said Ohta.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2020 17:13 UTC