Oldest forest in the world found in UK

Not long ago, Cairo NY was oldest

A groundbreaking chance discovery in southwest England in the Hangman Sandstone Formation revealed the world's oldest fossilized forest. Dating back 390 million years, these ancient trees help grow our knowledge of early ecosystems and how we believe forests developed during the Middle Devonian period.

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With trees similar to tiny palms and evidence of extinct arthropods, this fossil overshadows previous assumptions about the growing pains of our world's forests. More: 390-million-year-old fossilized forest unearthed in England's backyard – Earth's oldest ever!

• Animals Around The Globe via MSN, 9/4/24; Kelly Ani, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly