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Contramuffin, in The robustness of some Carboniferous fossil leaf venation networks to simulated damage

Interesting paper… I’m not an expert in this field, so I might be wrong. But aren’t insects larger in the Carboniferous? I assume larger insects would have larger mouthparts that can deal more damage to leaf networks. I wonder if we see the advantage of having this sort of reticulated venation decrease with larger damage areas

Zachariah, in Fossilized forest unearthed in the UK is the oldest ever found at 390 million years old
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Who the heck downvoted this?

JoMomma, in Volcanic Lightning May Have Retooled the Nitrogen Needed for Life - Eos

I am pretty sure I learned this in 1986 at the natural history museum

can, in How did life on Earth begin? The chemical puzzle just became clearer.

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Steve, in 'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations

First sentence “Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994.” Contradicts the clickbait title.

protist,

Also, per Wikipedia, the paleontological evidence indicates it evolved within the past 10 million years, and is only somewhat similar to fossils from the Cretaceous

RedAggroBest, in Dinosaur Evergreens Thought Extinct for 2Mil Years Discovered by Park Ranger–the Grove is the ‘Find of the Century’

Places sell cutting and/or saplings it seems? They’re like $200USD it seems, I’ve found my next Mother’s Day gift.

fossilesque,
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Sometimes these kinds of programs do sell them as fundraisers for conservation. Make sure to source ethically. :))

Deceptichum, in Dinosaur Evergreens Thought Extinct for 2Mil Years Discovered by Park Ranger–the Grove is the ‘Find of the Century’
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20 years ago.

We actually have a lot of ancient fern forests around here in Australia, they’re beautiful to walk through. Makes you feel right out of a dinosaur movie.

RedAggroBest,

You mean 30. 1994 was 30 years ago.

Deceptichum,
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Dont you even!

fossilesque,
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;_;

Anticorp, in Bizarre Fossils Are Neither Plant Nor Animal, But a 'Weird Fusion' of Life

Is it… an alien? It looks like a fingerprint.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Because here's the other wacky thing about Euglenids. In times of stress, these organisms wrap themselves up in a protective cyst, which looks sort of like a three-dimensional thumbprint, and enter a dormant state.

The resemblance really is uncanny! I wonder if each one is unique?

ALostInquirer, in Bizarre Fossils Are Neither Plant Nor Animal, But a 'Weird Fusion' of Life

…Dryad? Is that you?

afk_strats, in The Silurian Period (That We Know Of) ft. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't

I had no knowledge of this community or this channel but it blew me away. Awesome

disheveledWallaby,

Yean this is pretty fucking cool!

Hexbollah, in Trilobites rise from the ashes to reveal ancient map

Come human, here is the way to Atlantis.

acockworkorange, in Plants that survived dinosaur extinction pulled nitrogen from air, study concludes

unlike the dinosaurs

You mean like the dinosaurs, survived by avian dinosaurs which in turn evolved into modern birds.

agent_flounder,
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Thank you.

And I went down a rabbit hole.

Fascinating article on how birds evolved from theropods: head size, feathers, overall size, beak, etc:

scientificamerican.com/…/how-dinosaurs-shrank-and…

acockworkorange,

Fascinating! Thank you for the article!

looseanus, in Plants that survived dinosaur extinction pulled nitrogen from air, study concludes

deek.chat

fromagemangeur, in Substantial light woodland and open vegetation (Savannah) characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens in Europe

Interesting study. Let’s hope it isn’t taken to mean that we need to raise as many cows as today in Europe so we maintain ‘open’ pastures

fossilesque, in How to obtain new paleoecological data from under researched regions? And is there an interest from the scientific community?
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Pinned & mod’d, welcome to the party.

Tpop_Past,

Thanks for the welcoming

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