All mammals originated on the supercontinent of Pangaea in the Mesozoic era during the
“Age of Reptiles.” However, the crown ancestors of contemporary mammals did not flourish …

Since ancient times, the population of Sri Lanka has depended on the island's vast network
of river basins. It was crucial to their survival and the human civilization was built around …

Sri Lanka consists of only ten percent of sedimentary rocks, and high-grade metamorphic
rocks underlie the rest. Most of these sedimentary terrains are post-Gondwanic and such …

All the morphological features that comprise the continental shelf of the Maldives Islands
and Sri Lanka share a geological history attributed the Quaternary period and reveal …

Inselbergs and other rock outcrops such as erratic boulders, granitic tors and corestones
formed natural rock-shelters, and are important in archaeological studies. These rock …

Geotourism is 'tourism that focuses on geology and landscape as the basis for providing
visitor engagement, learning, and enjoyment'. Geotourism and geo-heritage are relatively …

Many earth scientists have postulated that Sri Lanka is a Precambrian landmass composed
mainly of Proterozoic rocks. Published worked by such previous workers divulged that the …

Sri Lanka has a very long history of gem industry. Gem mining in Sri Lanka is mostly done in
secondary gem deposits where gems are concentrated in gem-bearing gravel layers …

ABSTRACT A short field survey was carried out from July to October 2014 at Pidurangala
Granitic Inselberg (7 57'58" N, 80 45'43" E) to check plant diversity of the area. Using Lines …

The Quaternary Research Working Group (QRWG) of Sri Lanka was set up at the 11th AGM
of Geological Society of Sri Lanka (GSSL) in 1995 to encourage the researchers who are …