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LuangPrabangisinLaos t1_ja1fmgt wrote

Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug

There were Arabian glaciers.

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amaninseattle t1_ja1gpig wrote

When the south pole was in what’s now Africa—everything was in a different location—Pangea.

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LuangPrabangisinLaos t1_ja5ri5z wrote

Yes, and?

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amaninseattle t1_ja61t56 wrote

The point being the landmass that is now Arabia was nowhere near where it is now so it is not as if a glacier dropped the rock where it now is—it was not an Arabian glacier per se—it was a glacier on the landmass that eventually became Arabia

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