"Unearthed: Bizarre Fossil Trees Resemble Dr. Seuss Creations"

Researchers have discovered 350-million-year-old fossilized trees in northeastern Canada that resemble something out of Dr. Seuss, with a species called Sanfordiacaulis densifolia. These ancient trees, some of the oldest-known, were found in what was once an ancient lake and had a dense canopy of leaves that extended at least 18 feet around a non-woody trunk. The fossils, preserved in sandstone and siltstone, reveal a tree unlike any living today, shedding light on the diverse evolutionary mechanisms that shaped life on Earth.