Palms at the poles: Fossil plants reveal lush southern hemisphere forests in ancient hothouse climate

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May 31, 2022, 3:18 pm146 pts
Plant fossils dating back 55 to 40 million years ago, during the Eocene epoch reveal details about the warmer and wetter climate. These conditions meant there were palms at the North and South Pole and predominantly arid landmasses like Australia were lush and green. By focusing on the morphology and taxonomic…

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