Woah!!

Not a joke: In Australia there is a 90-tree grove made up of Wollemi Pine trees, which evolved from about 91 million years ago, survived the Late Cretaceous extinction event, and somehow survived in a small group all the way up til now. We thought they had gone extinct 2 million years ago!!

For more very cool info, here is an article:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dinosaur-evergreens-thought-extinct-for-2mil-years-discovered-by-park-ranger-90-tree-grove-is-find-of-the-century/

#Trees #Dinosaurs #Nature #Beauty #Science #Horticulture #Botany #GoodNews

Dinosaur Evergreens Thought Extinct for 2Mil Years Discovered by Park Ranger–the Grove is the ‘Find of the Century’

The Wollemi pine evolved 91 million years ago and went extinct according to the fossil record 2 million years ago.

Good News Network

@Bwee

Wondering out loud if any commensal insects survived with the #WollemiPine trees? That'd be quite the entomological expedition.

#entomology

@Bwee I had quite a fright there. I knew of the Wollemi pines (I've got a degree in botany), but seeing them in the news made me worry some Aussie corporation was about to "develop" the area.
Late stage capitalism has taught be to expect the worst.
@Bwee The find of which century? I'd say there are several options.