Photo: Newfound Fossils Reveal Secrets of World's Oldest Forest



A drawing depicts an ancient fernlike tree called a cladoxylopsid. Two fossils of the tree dating back 385 million years were recently discovered in New York State and are helping scientists understand the appearance and ecology of the oldest known forest.

Illustration courtesy Frank Mannolini/New York State Museum/Nature


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