All About 390 MILLION-Year-Old Fossilised Forest Unearthed In England
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Researchers have discovered a fossil forest with small, palm-like trees and arthropod tracks dating back to the Middle Devonian
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Believed to be the world's earliest known, the fossilised forest was found in cliffs on the coast of South West England
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The forest is dominated by trees known as Calamophyton that resemble palm trees
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Researchers from Cambridge and Cardiff Universities say they are the oldest fossilised trees ever found in Britain and the oldest known forest on Earth
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The researchers identified the fossils of plants and their debris as well as fossilised tree logs and traces of roots
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The fossils date back to 390 million years, surpassing the previous record held by a forest in New York by 4 million years
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The site, nestled close to a popular holiday park, has unveiled a treasure trove of ancient botanical wonders, researchers say
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The researchers also uncovered footprints and tail drags left by early anthropods, indicating a diverse ecosystem that thrived in the forest