Posted on 04/05/2021 12:44:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A large fossilized tree 20-million-years-old, preserved intact with its branches and roots, was found on the Greek island of Lesvos.
It is considered an extremely rare find, as it is the first time since 1995 when excavations began in the area of Western Lesvos by the Museum of Natural History of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos, where a fossilized tree with its branches has been located.
The tree is about 19 meters long, and is said to have been preserved due to the thick layer of volcanic ash that covered it after it fell.
“It is a unique find,” Professor Nikos Zouros said, adding that it “is preserved in excellent condition and from studying the fossilized wood we will be able to identify the type of plant it comes from.”
The petrified forest, a 15,000-hectare UNESCO-protected site, is the result of a volcanic eruption 20 million years ago which smothered the island’s then subtropical forest ecosystem in lava.
In addition to the fossilised tree, a large number of fruit tree leaves from that time, along with animal bones, were found in the general area.
“During the excavations the various forests that existed between 17 and 20 million years ago on Lesvos are being uncovered and we can reconstruct the ecosystem that existed during that period,” he continued.
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Petrified forest of Lesbos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrified_forest_of_Lesbos
The petrified forest of Lesvos | 1,143 views | Oct 13, 2014 | milero1000 | 879 subscribers | Lesvos. The Aegean Symphony
Twenty MILLION year-old fossilized tree discovered with branches intact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpuoE5N-UVQ
I have a few chunks of petrified wood from the Gingko petrified forest in Eastern Washington. It’s now a state park.
Buried by a volcano a loooong time ago.
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Another innocent victim of Climate Change......when will this madness stop??????..................
Isn’t it good, Petrified wood?.................
I am confused. Isnt most volcanic ash black or dark grey? The area around the base is very white. It seems to be sand or chalk. Did the tree get moved? Does ash “bleach” in the sun?
Nice!
I stayed in an apartment-style hotel (probably a failed apartment complex) in Tucumcari NM that had a bunch of petrified stumps in its courtyard. They didn’t bill it that way, I just noticed when I was wandering around early in the morning. They were too big to fit in my car...
Wait. Are you saying there is hard wood on the Island of Lesbos?
That just doesn’t seem possible.
It’s just sandy soil, by the look of it, arrived there via erosion.
Worlds oldest dildo?
When I was a kid in Misssissippi, I used to find pieces of petrified wood all the time. Didn’t think much about it.............
LOL
“Since 1995”?
They’ve been digging since 1995 to find a tree?
“Science.....It only Takes Us 26 Years To Find A Tree!”
What did the poor dogs do on this island for all these years?
Dang lesvians are everywhere...
I wish someone had told me before I crawled off to sleep in the bath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naV7T7qN80w
It does have a great soundtrack, though.
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