Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of primitive trees in the north of the United States, whose age is estimated at 386 million years. ScienceAlert writes about this.
The fossilized remains of trees date back to the end of the Devonian period, when the first land vertebrates and primitive tree plants appeared on Earth. They were the direct ancestors of modern forests.
Scientists have identified fossilized fragments of the roots of Archaeopteris, an early relative of gymnosperms. In addition, among the fragments, traces of the fern-like Eospermatopteris and another species, possibly related to the lymphatic species, were found.
Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of primitive trees in the north of the United States, whose age is estimated at 386 million years. ScienceAlert writes about this.
The fossilized remains of trees date back to the end of the Devonian period, when the first land vertebrates and primitive tree plants appeared on Earth. They were the direct ancestors of modern forests.
Scientists have identified fossilized fragments of the roots of Archaeopteris, an early relative of gymnosperms. In addition, among the fragments, traces of the fern-like Eospermatopteris and another species, possibly related to the lymphatic species, were found.
It is Archeopteris that are considered the ancestors of modern forests - they already had leaves of a structure and type close to us. In addition, for the first time they have an extensive root system for absorbing water.