/ reply You need to login before you can answer. It is not uncommon that some species have repeated names such as Lutra Lutra, Bombus Bombus, Turdus Turdus, Lupus Lupus etc. When it is necessary to use a Latin name, follow the standard practice.t is not uncommon that some species have repeated names such as Lutra Lutra, Bombus Bombus, Turdus Turdus, Lupus Lupus etc. When it is necessary to use a Latin name, follow the standard practice.
A sample of gneiss from the site of the Earth's oldest dated rocks (the Acasta River area of Canada). This sample has been dated at 4.03 billion years old.
There are a few rocks around that are 4.5 billion years old. Most meteorites are about that old too. The previous star that went nova and left us all these rocks and stuff pretty much cleared the area of older stuff. The Sun is a 3rd generation star.