Discovery of a new species of fossil tree helps paint picture of ancient African forest

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Mar 18, 2025, 9:22 am115 pts
Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other collaborating institutions have identified ancient fossils of a newly described tree species named Astropanax eogetem.

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