The world’s oldest forest has been discovered which is 390 million years old. In Somerset, UK, this petrified forest was discovered which was hidden in the rocks.
Experts from Cambridge University and Cardiff University discovered the fossils of this oldest forest. Before that, New York had the honor of the oldest forest, but the British forest is 4 million years old. During this research, these rocks were examined. Gaya which is 41 million to 35 million years old.
Before the discovery of the forest, it was believed that there were no plant fossils in these rocks. But upon examining them, the researchers discovered traces of tree trunks that were millions of years old. According to the research, unlike the trees of the present era. The trees in this ancient forest were quite different.
The research revealed that these trees were similar to the palm trees of the present era, but they were thinner and smaller. According to the researchers, this is a very strange forest and you would not have seen any such forest in the present era.
He said that these trees did not have roots, but the trunks were very large, which affected the area by falling.
