Researchers describe the largest example of a Devonian forest, made up of 250,000 square meters of fossilized lycopsid trees, which was recently discovered in China's Anhui province. The Devonian ...

A team of scientists has unearthed the fossil remnants of a tropical forest on the arctic island of Svalbard, and it could help explain one of the most dramatic climate shifts in Earth’s history. The ...

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The discovery of a 390 million-year-old fossilized forest in South West England offers unprecedented insights into Earth's early evolution during the Devonian Period. These ancient trees, identified ...

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Aerial view of a fossil of Archaeopteris, a 385-million-year-old tree with surprisingly modern-looking roots. (Image credit: William Stein and Christopher Berry) (CN) – A research team of faculty from ...