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ancient forestScientists just discovered an incredibly preserved 298-million-year-old forest buried deep beneath a coal mine in Wuda, China. The ancient forest in Inner Mongolia was preserved by volcanic ash, much like Pompeii. Both Chinese and American scientists are marveling at finds of 80-foot-tall trees from the Permian Era, which provide an incredible snapshot of plant life 298 million years ago....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ancient-298-million-year-old-forest-found-beneath-coal-mine-in-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Ancient ForestScientists just discovered an incredibly preserved 298-million-year-old forest buried deep beneath a coal mine in Wuda, China. The ancient forest in Inner Mongolia was preserved by volcanic ash, much like Pompeii. Both Chinese and American scientists are marveling at finds of 80-foot-tall trees from the Permian Era, which provide an incredible snapshot of plant life 298 million years ago....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ancient-298-million-year-old-forest-found-beneath-coal-mine-in-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
