Still Waters Posted February 22, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) American and Chinese scientists are flabbergasted after discovering a giant 298-million-year-old forest buried intact under a coal mine near Wuda, in Inner Mongolia, China.They are calling it the Pompeii of the Permian period because, like the ancient Roman city, it was covered and preserved by volcanic ash. Like Pompeii, this swamp forest is so perfectly maintained that scientists know where every plant originally was. This has allowed them to map it and to create the images above. This extraordinary finding "is like Pompeii", according to University of Pennsylvania paleobotanist Hermann Pfefferkorn, who characterized it as "a time capsule." Read more... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2104771/Chinese-Pompeii-300m-year-old-forest-preserved-volcanic-ash-Wuda.html Edited February 22, 2012 by Still Waters Additional source link added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted February 22, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verneph Posted February 22, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I was hoping for some pictures of the actual site. Oh well, still a very cool story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Not Resisting Posted February 22, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I was hoping for some pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted February 22, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I was hoping for some pictures of the actual site. Oh well, still a very cool story. I was hoping for some pictures too. I've edited the OP to add another source link which has pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Not Resisting Posted February 23, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome! Thanks SW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Harlot Posted February 23, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Whoa, epic win! I love that story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantflynn Posted February 23, 2012 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Wot ! No animal skeletons ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted February 23, 2012 #9 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Wow great find. Isn't natural history amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoParanormal Posted February 23, 2012 #10 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verneph Posted February 23, 2012 #11 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) I've edited the OP to add another source link which has pictures. Thanks SW! This site looks amazing. By archaeological standards, the preservation of the plant life there is pristine. Edited February 23, 2012 by Verneph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted February 23, 2012 #12 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Ghost Posted February 23, 2012 #13 Share Posted February 23, 2012 There is a similar site at a coal mine in Danville, Illinois, south of Chicago. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070424-forest-fossils.html As an amateur paleontologist-enthusiast, I find these places fascinating. Too bad you really cant visit them. I'd love to see some of the specimens though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted February 23, 2012 #14 Share Posted February 23, 2012 http://www.dailymail...c-ash-Wuda.html What a wealth of information we will learn about this period in time. Simply wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre1979 Posted February 24, 2012 #15 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'd just like to say... COOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.0 Posted February 24, 2012 #16 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Any of those spores survive, perhaps mummified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SameerPrehistorica Posted February 24, 2012 #17 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It's Incredible... It amazes me how a 298-Million-Year-Old Forest has been discovered.If that is possible..then it should be possible to find many other interesting things.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted February 24, 2012 #18 Share Posted February 24, 2012 the Pompeii of the Permian Period. that's a lot of P's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky7 Posted February 24, 2012 #19 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I hope that there are follow up stories and they tell us what they find !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 24, 2012 #20 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I guess this is a positive for the coal mining industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfknight Posted February 24, 2012 #21 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Wonder if the seeds that are found are any good. Would be cool to regrow the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahzi_Dhaka Posted February 25, 2012 #22 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Wonder if the seeds that are found are any good. Would be cool to regrow the trees. yeah but imagine if they grow into the trees from "The Happening" do you really want a future where Marky Mark is quiet possibly the last man on earth? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsurdistMe Posted February 26, 2012 #23 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Can't wait to hear more about this in the future. Awesome discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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