Slog - Comments on The Land Before Time http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest 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.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:20:16 -0800 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:09:18 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sarah Palin God planted that there to test your faith! And you have failed!! You must be put to death!!!!

]]> Sarah Palin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1132982 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1132982 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:44:34 -0800 Comment by Sceptica What a beautiful image.

]]> Sceptica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1132989 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1132989 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:45:46 -0800 Comment by tiffany that's really exciting! looking forward to hearing about what they discover...

]]> tiffany http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133012 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133012 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:49:55 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe What Sarah Palin said!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133031 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133031 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:52:50 -0800 Comment by chet. nice photo charles. you are an awesome photographer.

]]> chet. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133042 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133042 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:54:35 -0800 Comment by sockpuppet Thanks, Chuck. I love your science articles.

]]> sockpuppet http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133068 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133068 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:58:35 -0800 Comment by mike Clean, green Illinois coal.

]]> mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133126 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133126 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:12:29 -0800 Comment by Mike Intelligent design is amazing isn't it.

]]> Mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133143 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133143 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:17:23 -0800 Comment by More fossil photos More hi-res photos and info can be found here:

http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/research/coal/fossil-forest/fossil-forest.shtml

]]> More fossil photos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133163 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133163 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:20:41 -0800 Comment by theives! 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

]]> theives! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133193 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:27:16 -0800 Comment by cracked That's beautiful and fascinating. thanks Charles. (I've really felt like your blog posts have been adding to my life lately.)

]]> cracked http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133309 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:59:55 -0800 Comment by bo the plant is a lie! the earth is only 6 thousand years old!

]]> bo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/dead_forest#c1133494 Science Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:09:18 -0800