Scientists have found what they believe to be a fossil in southwest England The oldest known forest till date .
The fossil in question was discovered by a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and Cardiff, BBC News reports.
The silhouettes of plants found on the stone are “calamophyton”, which are described by scientists as “prototypes” of the trees we see today and are 2 to 4 meters tall.
They look like palm trees.
Dr. Christopher Perry, one of the co-authors of the study that revealed the discovery, explains that studying this type of plant over the past 30 years has allowed us to quickly identify the plants. 'The tree.
“The most revealing discovery is that we were able to see for the first time where these trees grew,” he explained in an interview with BBC News.
These fossils, especially these ancient trees, helped define and stabilize the coastline hundreds of millions of years ago.
At that time, the region was not in one place and was attached to Germany and Belgium.
