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Antarctic Mud Reveals Ancient Rainforest Near South Pole

Scientists have discovered fossils of an intact root network, pollen, and spores in Antarctic mud, indicating that a temperate rainforest existed near the South Pole during the Cretaceous period. This ancient ecosystem was found in a sediment core from the Amundsen Sea.

22 May, 10:30 — 22 May, 10:30
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