"390-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Forest Unearthed in England"

The oldest fossilized forest, dating back 390 million years, has been discovered in southwest England, featuring palm-like Calamophyton trees that were unlike any modern trees. The forest provides insight into life during the Devonian Period, when sea levels dropped to create massive continents. The trees, which lacked roots, leaves, and a vascular system, grew close together and shed hundreds of twigs, shaping the landscape and infusing the soil with organic matter. The discovery sheds light on the early interaction between water and land and the transformative impact of ancient plants on Earth's landscape.