Sanfordiacaulis densifolia had a long, spindly, narrow trunk and a crown of leaves ... Its appearance resembles a fern or palm tree, although the oldest tree fern fossil is younger, and palm ...

Her world—100 million years ago in Myanmar—is not one of vast seas, towering mountains or broad deserts, but a damp and ...

Fossil discoveries provide valuable insights into extinct species, revealing their behaviors, environments, and relationships ...

The trunk that now resides on the Museum's east lawn was uncovered in 1873, found approximately 56 metres below the surface. The fossil tree, Pitys withamii, lived during the Carboniferous Period, ...

Finding any fossil, let alone fossilized remains that are hundreds of millions of years old, always gives a glimpse into the ...

Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.” ...

An ancient mass extinction event left a long-hidden refuge, whose survivors repopulated the Earth much faster than previously ...

A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...

Ancient fossils reveal how woodless trees got so big: by continuously ripping apart their xylem and knitting it back together. Shawna was an editor at The Scientist from 2017 through 2022. She holds a ...

You can see growth rings in some tree fossils, such as this petrified tree trunk Sometimes ground water dissolves the buried bone or shell, leaving behind a bone- or shell-shaped hole or imprint in ...

There are some exceptions, such as tree trunks surrounded by lava and preserved as casts, but these are rare. Metamorphic rock is formed when existing rock is transformed under high heat and pressure, ...

Some fossil discoveries even suggest that certain ... "The presence of intact tree trunks and fern stems further confirms that these microfossils represent local vegetation, not transported ...