Signs of ancient sea ice

Fossils of certain marine algae suggest floating ice debuted in the Arctic at least 47.5 million years ago

Fossils of ice-dependent algae reveal that Arctic sea ice, which is today very much an endangered species, formed at least 47.5 million years ago, about 1.5 million years earlier than previously recognized.

BIOTIC CLUES These 3-micrometer-wide needle-shaped fossils of marine algae from the genus Synedropsis indicate that sea ice first formed in the Arctic Ocean at least 47.5