Earth's poles 'wandered' 12 degrees 84 million years ago - but eventually snapped back into place

Paleomagnetic records in limestone from Central Italy suggest the Earth's outer mantle titled toward the equator between 86 and 80 million years ago, in a phenomenon known as 'true polar wander.'

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