What America's Forests Looked Like Before Europeans Arrived

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 17:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Little direct evidence exists proving which tree species filled Northern forests before they were cleared by European settlers for fields and fuel. Now, thanks to a rare fossil discovery in the Pennsylvania foothills, scientists can tell the full story of

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