For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were ...

Recent research has focused on uncovering new fossil evidence, understanding the distribution of these ancient plants, and exploring their environmental preferences. This work not only enhances ...

Near an ancient ghost town in Utah, a unique fossil plant is puzzling researchers. Among all known living or extinct plants, it defies any classification. In 1969, paleontologists discovered fossil ...

The study of fossil plants provides valuable insights into the ancient ecosystems and the evolution of plant life on Earth. Recent research has focused on the chemical composition and ...

They named the leaves, as the fossil left them nothing else, Othniophyton elongatum, or “alien plant.” Though the fossil didn't provide researchers with a clear snapshot, they thought it might belong ...

The fossils, the oldest yet uncovered, were found on the northern shore of Lake Superior. The discovery of the plants, mostly blue-green algae and simple forms of fungi, is the result of two years ...

Other fossilised signs of a plant or animal are called trace fossils. Dinosaur trace fossils include footprints, imprints of their skin or feathers ... turning them to stone as it leaves behind ...

20 as part of the “Plants: Mainstays of the Planet” exhibition. “The fossil is extremely significant because it serves as a fiducial sample to identify the species,” said Atsushi Yabe ...

"Terrestrial plants in their early stages of development likely relied on evolving diverse survival strategies to overcome ...