Mid-Devonian (Archaeopteris) fossil forest in peril, Cairo, New York

[Oxytropidoceras]

The world's oldest fossilized forest is in Greene County. It needs saving.

Roger Hannigan Gilson, Times Union, Aug. 5, 2021

 

The world’s oldest known fossil forest has been discovered in a quarry in upper New York state

By Kelly Murray, CNN, December 20, 2019

 

The open access paper is:

 

Stein, W.E., Berry, C.M., Morris, J.L., Hernick, L.V., Mannolini, F.,

Ver Straeten, C., Landing, E., Marshall, J.E., Wellman, C.H.,

Beerling,D.J. and Leake, J.R., 2020. Mid-Devonian Archaeopteris

roots signal revolutionary change in earliest fossil forests. Current

biology, 30(3), pp.421-431. open access

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

 

Edited August 7, 2021 by Oxytropidoceras
corrected typo

[Tidgy's Dad]

"Cardiff University in England" !!! 

Cymru am byth! 

[ricardo]

On 8/7/2021 at 10:15 AM, Tidgy's Dad said:

"Cardiff University in England" !!! 

  

Cymru am byth! 

Edited August 9, 2021 by ricardo