Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 8, 2024

An ancient forest of ‘elder trees’ emerges on a Tasmanian beach

Australian Broadcasting Company reports

Recent storms on a northern Tasmanian beach have revealed the remains of an ancient forest of trees considered “elders” by Tasmania’s Aboriginal people.While the trees were initially thought by some to be “petrified”, a fossil expert explains they are actually mostly “preserved”, with some parts petrified.

Read more at School holiday makers delight as an ancient forest of ‘elder trees’ emerges on a Tasmanian beach – ABC News


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