Palms at the poles: Fossil plants reveal lush southern hemisphere forests in ancient hothouse climate: Ancient plants provide clues about life on earth in a warmer, wetter climate - Science Daily

Plant fossils dating back 55 to 40 million years ago, during the Eocene epoch reveal details about the warmer and wetter climate. These conditions meant there were palms at the North and South Pole and predominantly arid landmasses like Australia were lush an…

For decades, paleobotanist David Greenwood has collected fossil plants from Australia -- some so well preserved it's hard to believe they're millions of years old. These fossils hold details about th… [+5196 chars]

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