Finding the oldest forest fossils in Antarctica - 280 million

Finding the oldest forest fossils in Antarctica - 280 million years old!

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The 280 million year old trees; US Geologist Erik Gulbranson talks about his discovery in 2016 of the oldest forest fossils ever to be found in Antarctica.

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