"Unearthed: Bizarre Fossil Trees Resemble Dr. Seuss Creations"
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Researchers have discovered 350-million-year-old fossilized trees in northeastern Canada that resemble something out of Dr. Seuss, with a species called Sanfordiacaulis densifolia. These ancient trees, some of the oldest-known, were found in what was once an ancient lake and had a dense canopy of leaves that extended at least 18 feet around a non-woody trunk. The fossils, preserved in sandstone and siltstone, reveal a tree unlike any living today, shedding light on the diverse evolutionary mechanisms that shaped life on Earth.
- Alien-Looking Fossil Trees Uncovered in Canada: 'Unlike Any of Those That Live at the Present' Gizmodo
- Newly discovered ancient species looks like it could be from the mind of Dr. Seuss CNN
- Rare 3D fossils show that some early trees had forms unlike any you've ever seen Phys.org
- A Fossilized Tree That Dr. Seuss Might Have Dreamed Up The New York Times
- Experts reveal what trees looked like 350m years ago - and they’re ‘unlike any we’ve seen before’ The Independent
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