Was the ocean pink?

Was the ocean pink? If you assume that prehistoric oceans were blue just like they are today, you’d be wrong. Scientists discovered ancient oceans were actually a rosy hue, making pink the world’s oldest-known color. Researchers found the mighty little pink pigment in bacterial fossils from the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, West Africa.

If you assume that prehistoric oceans were blue just like they are today, you’d be wrong. Scientists discovered ancient oceans were actually a rosy hue, making pink the world’s oldest-known color. Researchers found the mighty little pink pigment in bacterial fossils from the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, West Africa.