The original scientific article from Ashwal/Wiedenbeck/Torsvik was published in the open source scientific journal Nature Communications (www.nature.com/ncomms) on the January 31, with the reference:
- Ashwal, L,D., Wiedenbeck, M. & T.H. Torsvik. 2017. Archaean zircons in Miocene oceanic hotspot rocks establish ancient continental crust beneath Mauritius. Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS14086
See some of the press coverage articles:
In the Indian Ocean, Fragments of a Continent Where They Should Not Be, New York Times, 3.2.2017
'Lost continent' found under Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, CNN, 3.2.2017.
Researchers confirm 'lost continent' below Mauritius, CBC News, Radio Canada, 2.2.2017
Uralt-Kontinent versteckt sich unter Tropeninsel, Spiegel, 1.2.2017
Mauritia, el 'continente desconocido' bajo el Océano Índico, elmundo.es, 1.2.2017
Antigo continente descoberto sob as águas das ilhas Maurícias - ZAP, ZAP, 1.2.2017
Traces of a lost continent found in Indian Ocean, Sign of the Times, 31.1.2017
Crystals carried in lava reveal a hidden continent, Daily Mail, 31.1.2017
Lost fragments of a 3-billion-year-old continent may be trapped beneath the island of Mauritius, International Business Times, 31.1.2017