Glaciers Have Been Around for 60 Million Years

THIS ARTICLE tells us that glaciers have been around for far longer than was previously thought. It was assumed that the first glaciers of the current ice-house phase appeared after the dramatic cooling which happened 34 million years ago.

But by studying glacial landforms in the Transantarctic Mountains, especially cirques or corries, the authors come to the conclusion that mountain glaciers existed there for the past 60 million years.

At the time Antarctica was covered by dense sub-tropical forests.