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11 mio yrs old trees: UNpetrified

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:37 am
by Rokcet Scientist
Trees thought to be 11 million years-old have accidentally been discovered by miners in Hungary. Unlike most fossils that age, these trees have not been petrified.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid ... b=1&news=1

They may shed more light on the climatological circumstances of the era.

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:07 am
by Minimalist
Too bad Arch isn't here to explain how they are only 6,000 years old, huh?