A team of researchers in geology to the discovery of a geological era in Morocco were not known before now, a Mésoprotérozoique era.
Indeed, according a study published in specialized scientific journal "African Earth Sciences magazine," March of 2017, the era of geological formations known to geologists researchers in the Anti-Atlas as "Tagdot group"; 10 kilometers northwest Taznakht city of the province of Ouarzazate, beyond her age billion and 700 million years; contrary to what was previously thought, and that the life of these configurations of between 800 million and one billion years only; it is given, which is built upon a set of geological studies and models, and the contents of courses that are taught to students, especially in university-level colleges of science.
This discovery, which was supervised by inspired I did, a researcher in the science of stones at the Faculty of Science at the University of Ibn Zahr, accompanied by researchers from Morocco, Sweden, Canada, France, and published in the scientific journal Journal of African Earth Sciences, concluded that the age of the geological formations as B1700 million years, and they come back to the era called Mésoprotérozoique.
These formations are stationed above the large space of the Anti-Atlas mountain range; including some protrusions renowned, as is the case for Mount adjusted, the outskirts of Tafraout, known for its natural sculpture, who painted face of a lion; or in Tizi-n Tagatin District, known for its historical level than They are known in terms of its importance to the geological level.
He breathed I did, the supervisor of the study, told Hespress: "There was a widespread belief that there is no this era in Morocco, but now has to know the real age of these rocks, and Tagdot rock group, in fell in love near Tafraout, all belonging to this era."
Professor stones science and Aljiokmia the Faculty of Science at the University of Ibn Zahr He added that the scientific importance of this discovery is reflected in the need to reconsider the geological models that are taught, in the light of new facts, and increased explained: "Because we believe that the Anti-Atlas of accents near Tnjaddad to Guelmim his age the same characteristics and the same .. but now we must look at all these data be based on these developments. "