The original Arkansas Traveler. (examination of geological formations and rocks shows that a formation from the southern United States drifted to central South America almost 500 million years ago)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: September 21, 1996 | Copyright information

Anyone still disappointed about the outcome of the U.S. Civil War may welcome news of an earlier, more successful secession. A continental fragment of the southern United States apparently broke loose and roamed the seas nearly 500 million years ago. The rebellious strip eventually found a home in the Argentine Precordillera, a region in what is now central South America.

Two geologists, recognizing similarities between rocks and fossils from Argentina and from Texas and Arkansas, identified the origin of this well-traveled region, which is 200,000 square kilometers. "We know ...

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