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Article Source: BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake
Researchers have unearthed a forest in northern China preserved under a layer of ash deposited 300 million years ago.
Preservation of the forest, just west of the Inner Mongolian district of Wuda, has been likened to that of the Italian city of Pompeii.
The researchers were able to "reconstruct" nearly 1,000 sq m of the forest's trees and plant distributions.
This is awesome news.
#1 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:20 PM ESTSo many treasures and surprises hidden from us on this planet still to be discovered.
Just about the time people get the feeling we have found everything, something like this comes along.
this is the era of Australopithecus 1 million years before first stone tools (according to evidence we have)
#3 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:00 PM ESTThis is actually before dinosaurs (which were about 65 million years ago), so it is way before Australopithecus. Mammals were very small rodent like creatures at the time of the dinosaurs.
The original journal article can be found at: www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/02/14/1115076109.full.pdf
There are some really great photos of plant fossils!
you're right, I was looking at 3 million not 300 million. sorry all.
Hi Pat. Sent you a friend request.
Yes, I am excited about all this. Wish I could hop a plane and fly over there to see what it. Stuff like this excites me.
#6 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:19 AM ESTYes I accepted it, thank you.
As a hobby I have been lucky enough to be the first hands to touch uncovered dinosaur bones. I have found beautiful petrified pieces, this would be shivers beyond imagine.
I appreciate all the contributions provided here. Please feel free to post your comments here or post on Notes of Thought as information flows from this wonderful find. Our group would appreciate the info.
Also, if you are not a member of Notes of Thought, please consider yourselves invited to join.
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