23 million-year-old petrified mangrove forest discovered hiding in plain sight in Panama
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23 million-year-old petrified mangrove forest discovered hiding in plain sight in Panama
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/23-million-year-old-petrified-mangrove-forest-discovered-hiding-in-plain-sight-in-panama
Fossils discovered on Barro Colorado Island suggest central Panama was once home to a vast mangrove forest that was preserved when a volcanic mudflow buried it 23 million years ago.