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In a small part of Alexander Island,
on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula,
ancient fossil trees that date back
100 million years can be found,
with logs up to seven metres high
still found standing upright.
The roots of these coniferous trees are still attached to the carbonaceous soil deposits today.
Their root systems indicate that these trees thrived on the rich plains alongside large meandering rivers.
In fact, the area was domina…

The Ancient Fossil Forests of Antarctica
Over a hundred years ago, Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to Antarctica discovered fossils of plants on the Beardmore Glacier, less than 500 km (310 miles) from the South Pole. Edward Wilson, who was the expedition’s chief scientist, recorded the findings in his diary, stating that “most of the bigger leaves were like beech leaves in shape and venation.”

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