Science The Land Before Time
posted by on September 9 at 10:20 AM
After a short life in the sun and air, the long and hard return to rock:
Researchers have uncovered a 300-million-year–old-fossilised rainforest, buried deep below ground in a coal mine in Illinois, US. It is by far the largest such forest ever found and provides an unprecedented look at the ecology of one of the world’s earliest tropical forests.
God planted that there to test your faith! And you have failed!! You must be put to death!!!!
What a beautiful image.
that's really exciting! looking forward to hearing about what they discover...
What Sarah Palin said!
nice photo charles. you are an awesome photographer.
Thanks, Chuck. I love your science articles.
Clean, green Illinois coal.
Intelligent design is amazing isn't it.
More hi-res photos and info can be found here:
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/research/coal/fossil-forest/fossil-forest.shtml
Dude, they are claiming your photo as theirs!
"Images by Howard Falcon-Lang, Bill DiMichele and Scott Elrick"
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/research/coal/fossil-forest/seedferns.shtml
That's beautiful and fascinating. thanks Charles. (I've really felt like your blog posts have been adding to my life lately.)
the plant is a lie! the earth is only 6 thousand years old!
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