300 million old petrified ash covered forest discovered.
The forest was burned to ash in days when a volcano erupted. But just like in Pompeii the remains of the forest were preserved in the ash
Ancient trees have been found fossilised by ash from a volcanic eruption 298 million years ago.
The forest was burned to ash in days when a volcano erupted. But just like in Pompeii the remains of the forest were preserved in the ash.
The find near Wuda, China, has given scientists a unique glimpse into how the planet looked 300million years ago when the climate was similar to today.The plants were preserved as they fell, in many cases in the exact locations where they grew.
The study team were able to examine an area of one thousand square metres giving them a good idea what the forest looked like, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/298million-year-old-forest-found-preserved-by-volcanic-692256
An artist's impression of a 300-million-year-old peat forest in northern China, based on plant fossils preserved in a huge volcanic ash-fall.
Also more at Nature.com
http://www.nature.com/news/ash-covered-forest-is-permian-pompeii-1.10061
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That is really amazing.