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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He’s such a lyre. They’re swooning on every word.
Hasn’t been any wood on that island in thousands of years. ...figures.
They’d been carefully excavating the petrified remains of a forest, and it isn’t about using a bulldozer. Crack a book.
That would be Pelosi.
I have a big chunk of Arizona petrified wood in my yard that someone gifted to me. It weighs about twice as much as you’d expect a rock of similar size to weigh. As such, I don’t move it around much.
I have a big chunk of Arizona petrified wood in my yard that someone gifted to me. It weighs about twice as much as you’d expect a rock of similar size to weigh. As such, I don’t move it around much.
Interestingly enough, prior to Sappho (figures she’d ruin everything), the women of Lesbos were renowned fellatrixes, uh, fellatrices, whatever, to the point that “woman of Lesbos” was code for that kind of service anywhere it was available in the Greek world.
So, when was the spelling of the island’s name changed?
Sounds great. :^)
It’s all part of the rich pageant of slow change to languages everywhere. Not sure if it got the V sound in more recent Greek, or the transliteration from Greek to, say, English, transformed it to the B sound.
He’s a real plucker.
I was trying to find a clip of the Cheers show’s “Cliff” character rant about the isle of Lesbos, but apparently it got scrubbed from the web.
Of course I wouldn’t expect them to use a bulldozer for this.
I’d expect them to use a backhoe.
They probably could have found this tree in a couple of hours with a backhoe.
Are all the workers getting paid by the hour or something?
Probably when the Public Safety rule is imposed to supersede the 1st Amendment. :^)
Sounds (and smells) like BS to me!
Thanks! I think Google’s onto me, won’t give me what I’m looking for.
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