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sciencedthatshit t1_jb332xy wrote on March 6, 2023 at 1:39 AM

Reply to comment by sth128 in What happens at the end of a subduction zone? When the entire plate subducts? by kittens0423

If that civilization was on the ocean floor, sure.

The "what if geological processes erased a truely ancient civilization" question comes up frequently and the most rigorous treatment of this thought experiment is contained in a paper called The Silurian Hypothesis...check out the wikipedia article on it and the paper as well if you're interested in that sort of thing.

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